You need to use the file descriptor, not the file itself:

Right, that's it. :-) I'm used to duping regular typeglob-style filehandles, in which case you can just use the name. But you're right that you need the fd for anonymous symbol-table entries (a la FileHandle).

The typeglob assign just needs another star:

Cool. I knew there was a way to do that but couldn't think what it needed. Good catch.

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In reply to (bbfu) (dup-open) Re(3): Remote interpreter (redefining print()) by bbfu
in thread Remote interpreter (redefining print()) by kaatunut

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