in reply to Re: Exit With Line Number
in thread Exit With Line Number

The only time this would be preferable over die, is when you want to return a specific exit code. Otherside, it's just overly verbose.

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Re^3: Exit With Line Number
by thundergnat (Deacon) on May 05, 2005 at 19:26 UTC
    Mostly true, though it's also useful when working with Tk, where a simple die often produces warnings about improper program termination.
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