sub get_file {
  my $name = shift;
  my $no_backup_flag = shift;
  unless ($no_backup_flag) {
    my $suffix = "aaa";
    $suffix++ while -e "$name.$suffix";
    local $^I = ".$suffix";
    local $/ = \4096;
    local *ARGV; @ARGV = $name;
    print while <>;
  }
  local *ARGV; @ARGV = $name;
  local $/ = wantarray ? $/ : undef; # act like `` in scalar vs list c
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  <>;
}

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I don't return the backup filename, because I hate globals. {grin}

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker

In reply to Re: Get file make backup by merlyn
in thread Get file make backup by tachyon

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