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You could also rename File::Basename::basename

use File::Basename ();
local *file_basename = \&File::Basename::basename;

say file_basename( $0 );

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Re^2: Namespaces & colliding names
by jahero (Pilgrim) on Nov 09, 2016 at 08:29 UTC
    This leads me to understanding another concept I had trouble understanding - typeglobs. Thanks for that.
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