in reply to Re: How do I process multiple files in parallel?
in thread How do I process multiple files in parallel?

/^Sen = (\S+).*/; $sen = $1;
Never use $1 without testing the result of the match, or you'll be using a stale $1 from a previous match.

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker
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