Re^3: Extract first word from certain lines in a file

I was wondering why you use local ( $", $_ ) = ", "; since there is no enclosing scope other than the script file itself. The local does not seem to serve any purpose.

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Re^4: Extract first word from certain lines in a file by borisz (Canon) on Oct 26, 2004 at 08:03 UTC
I t is just good habit. Boris	[reply]