"This function (normally) deletes a trailing newline from the end of a string contained in a variable. This is a slightly safer version of chop (described next) in that it has no effect upon a string that doesn't end in a newline."

That's what I remembered.

"More specifically, it deletes the terminating string corresponding to the current value of $/, and not just any last character."

That's what I forgot (-: .

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