So it's not like it says "sure, here's the trick (one line of code)" is it?
Uhm, since when is the FAQ definite for when something is
possible? There are lots of things that are possible with
Perl, for which the FAQ doesn't provide code, let alone a
one-liner. There's no need for the FAQ to repeat code that's
in the manual pages. And if there isn't code mentioned
in the FAQ, that doesn't mean something isn't easy.
One should also realize that large portions of the FAQ are
several years old; that the FAQ was originally written by
two people (who weren't always right, and sometimes had
problems separating facts from opinions). When the original
FAQ answer was written, it was indeed impossible. After it
became possible, the FAQ was no longer maintained by the
original owners. Nowadays, the FAQ is maintained by a handful of people who have committing rights to the repository, but the main maintainer is serving a tour of
duty in Iraq.
Abigail