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When a special variable is intended to apply to only one operation, I prefer to make that explicit by limiting the scope even more. 
my $contents = do{local $/; <$fh>};

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Re^5: restrict use of regex module in script
by pmpmmpmp (Novice) on Apr 11, 2017 at 21:52 UTC

    Thank you stevieb and Bill for your examples and explanation. They have been very helpful. ( I like the seek function ! )

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