Hello my monkitudinous friends,

Why is it that when I do: 
my  $FOO;
print join("\n",sort(keys(%main::)) );

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I don't see "FOO" in the output? Shouldn't 'my' put it in the main:: symbol table?


next, why does: 
my  $main::FOO;
print join("\n",sort(keys(%main::)) );

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do this:
"my" variable $main::FOO can't be in a package at ./footest.pl line...

But if I use: 
local  $FOO;
print join("\n",sort(keys(%main::)) );

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it works?

And, no, the lines are not in any sub blocks or anything. They're the only lines in the test script.


Just doin' my best to waste my time and yours...

-heady

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