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If you're ever in doubt how perl is interpreting something, just ask it to dump how it's being parsed. 

$ perl -MO=Deparse,-p -e '</html>'
CORE::GLOBAL::glob('/html', 0);
-e syntax OK

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See perldoc B::Deparse for the options you can give it (should it obsessively parenthesize, etc.).

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Re: B::Deparse knows all
by demerphq (Chancellor) on Oct 24, 2001 at 17:30 UTC
    While its true that B::Deparse is a cool tool it should be understood that there can be subtle differences between what it outputs and what is actually happening. I gave an example of this in Regarding B::Deparse a few days ago. Do not assume that the ouput is necessarily correct until it has been checked.

    Yves
    --
    You are not ready to use symrefs unless you already know why they are bad. -- tadmc (CLPM)

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