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in thread reading files in @ARGV doesn't return expected output

Seems to be an attempt to not use explicit open() by use of while ( ... = <> ){ } later in the code.

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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 :)