Re: reading files in @ARGV doesn't return expected output

My mind is very much elsewhere at the moment but if nobody else has the time to review and answer in the next bit I'll revisit. That said, why are you using @ARGV like that? This special variable is an array that contains values sent in on the command line; eg:

if (! @ARGV){
    die "need an argument...";
}
my $username = $ARGV[1];
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etc. Then, your command line command:

perl script.pl STEVIEB
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Use a lexical array instead. Using @ARGV the way you are is kind of a head-scratcher when initially glancing at the code.

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Re^2: reading files in @ARGV doesn't return expected output by Anonymous Monk on Jun 26, 2017 at 23:50 UTC
Seems to be an attempt to not use explicit open() by use of `while ( ... = <> ){ }` later in the code.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: reading files in @ARGV doesn't return expected output by stevieb (Canon) on Jun 26, 2017 at 23:53 UTC
Indeed, but it's not typical usage, and if I were to see something like that in a large project (something I deal with frequently) I'd either be confused, second guessing things immediately or wondering wtf else is odd like this that could be leading to issues :)	[reply]