#!/usr/bin/perl --
use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;
print Dumper( "(((\00n\00ormal)))\n" );
{
    local $Data::Dumper::Useqq=1;
    print Dumper(  "(((\00n\00ormal)))\n" );
}
__END__

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$ perl temp.pl
$VAR1 = '((( n ormal)))
';
$VAR1 = "(((\0n\0ormal)))\n";

$ perl temp.pl |od -tacx1
0000000   $   V   A   R   1  sp   =  sp   '   (   (   ( nul   n nul   
+o
          $   V   A   R   1       =       '   (   (   (  \0   n  \0   
+o
        24 56 41 52 31 20 3d 20 27 28 28 28 00 6e 00 6f
0000020   r   m   a   l   )   )   )  cr  nl   '   ;  cr  nl   $   V   
+A
          r   m   a   l   )   )   )  \r  \n   '   ;  \r  \n   $   V   
+A
        72 6d 61 6c 29 29 29 0d 0a 27 3b 0d 0a 24 56 41
0000040   R   1  sp   =  sp   "   (   (   (   \   0   n   \   0   o   
+r
          R   1       =       "   (   (   (   \   0   n   \   0   o   
+r
        52 31 20 3d 20 22 28 28 28 5c 30 6e 5c 30 6f 72
0000060   m   a   l   )   )   )   \   n   "   ;  cr  nl
          m   a   l   )   )   )   \   n   "   ;  \r  \n
        6d 61 6c 29 29 29 5c 6e 22 3b 0d 0a
0000074

$ perl temp.pl |hexdump
00000000: 24 56 41 52 31 20 3D 20 - 27 28 28 28 00 6E 00 6F |$VAR1 = '
+((( n o|
00000010: 72 6D 61 6C 29 29 29 0D - 0A 27 3B 0D 0A 24 56 41 |rmal)))  
+';  $VA|
00000020: 52 31 20 3D 20 22 28 28 - 28 5C 30 6E 5C 30 6F 72 |R1 = "(((
+\0n\0or|
00000030: 6D 61 6C 29 29 29 5C 6E - 22 3B 0D 0A             |mal)))\n"
+;  |
0000003c;

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In reply to Re: Strange read file behaviour by Anonymous Monk
in thread Strange read file behaviour by saintex

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