in reply to Format quine (slightly obfu)

bv,

Ok, the output I get in Windoze Perl 5.10.0 is that the file prints. Is that correct?

I'd think not, based on the format it= line. I have just begun to peruse these delightful nodes and can get some of them to run ok here at $work, but it's clear that I'll have to run some of these @ $home to get the full effect!

Thanks for the fun code!

pmonk4ever

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Re^2: Format quine (slightly obfu)
by bv (Friar) on Dec 04, 2009 at 00:13 UTC

    Thank you! You're correct in that it prints out itself. It's not strictly a true quine, since it reads in its own file, but fun nonetheless. Read on for a breakdown of how it works:

    <Reveal this spoiler or all in this thread>

    Hope that helps!

    @_=qw;
Just another Perl hacker,;
;$_=q=print
"@_"= and eval;

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