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in thread When should a wheel be reinvented

Good point, not that it makes much practical difference.

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Re^4: When should a wheel be reinvented
by ysth (Canon) on Jun 30, 2004 at 17:56 UTC
    Yes, it does; wanted is AFAIK allowed to bail out with an exception (die) or loop operator (next, last, redo) or even goto.

    Update: never mind; obviously if you leave File::Find::find, that no longer cares if you modify $_.