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in thread Inserting values into an array

I believe $/="" is special because it takes one or more blank lines as a record separator.

Wierdly, the only documentation on this feature I can find quickly is in perlfaq6 - perlvar doesn't mention it at all.

update: tested my assumption.

Update2: Limbic~Region is right: it is mentioned in perlvar. For some reason I read past it.

Update3: Also note that the description in perlvar is more accurate than mine, since it explains what happens with the "extra" blank lines (they're thrown away).

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Re^5: Inserting values into an array
by Limbic~Region (Chancellor) on Jun 01, 2005 at 14:20 UTC
    Joost,
    perlvar doesn't mention it at all.

    Which version of perlvar are you reading? See my post for details.

    Cheers - L~R