Difference between 'use' and 'require'

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what is difference between use and require functions?

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Re: Difference between 'use' and 'require' by borisz (Canon) on Nov 22, 2004 at 09:41 UTC
`use` is done at compiletime, where `require` is done at runtime. Also `use` call the import subroutine. Boris	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Difference between 'use' and 'require' by bobf (Monsignor) on Nov 22, 2004 at 17:38 UTC
Take a look at some of these threads: use and require inside subs use, require, and constructors Question regarding "require" or "use" USE or Require? I'm sure there are others. You can use Super Search to find more. Of course, they are also described in perldoc: use, require	[reply]
Re: Difference between 'use' and 'require' by bart (Canon) on Nov 23, 2004 at 08:55 UTC
That's actually a FAQ in the official perl docs: What's the difference between require and use?, see also perldoc.	[reply]

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