Re^3: How is the default "Input Record Separator" set?

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in thread How is the default "Input Record Separator" set?

You do have a point, but I still think it makes far more sense to refer to the text between record_separators as 'records' and the text between newlines as 'lines' rather than overloading the word 'line' for both. I suspect that this is why the special variable '$/' is called '$INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR'. In this view, it is the name of the function 'readline' that is misleading.

Bill

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Re^4: How is the default "Input Record Separator" set? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 19, 2021 at 13:48 UTC
Maybe, but it's still $/ and not :crlf that defines a line. :crlf has absolutely nothing to do with that. Seeking work! You can reach me at ikegami@adaelis.com	[reply]

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