in reply to utf8 bloody chars
Another remark: the use utf8; is only required if the source code contains literal utf-8:
$ perl -CO -wE'say "\x{03c9}"' ω $ perl -CO -wE'say "ω"' Ï $ perl -CO -Mutf8 -wE'say "ω"' ω
Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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