in reply to Re^2: Detecting if a folder is a symbolic link
in thread Detecting if a folder is a symbolic link
It refers to the previous call to stat or other file test. Using the underscore saves a useless second call.
If stat is passed the special filehandle consisting of an underline, no stat is done, but the current contents of the stat structure from the last stat, lstat, or filetest are returned.
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