while($_ = <stdin>){print "I saw $_" ;} #when this code, is run user is asked for the cmd line input. After entering cmd line input, when enter is pressed, " I saw input" is printed on screen and after that when ctrl+z is pressed cursor goes back to directory. "C:\perlfiles>perl test1.pl cat I saw cat" In case of array while(@_= <stdin>){print " I saw @_" ;} #when this code, is run user is asked for the cmd line input. After entering cmd line input, when enter is pressed, " I saw input" is printed on screen and after that when ctrl+z is pressed cursor goes back to cmd line for input rather than going back to directory, like in case of $_. "C:\perlfiles>perl test.pl hi there how r u ^Z I saw hi there how r u" My confusion is, ctrl+z is used to exit input from cmd line, so why does it not exit cmd line input in case of array input? I have to use ctrl+c to go to dir level. But in case of scalar input, I could exit using ctrl+z.

In reply to <input> for array by manish.rathi

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