Re: Getting a funny newline that was not there before ([OT] shuffle)

This has nothing to do with your newline problem.

I happened to notice this curious snippet in your code:

my %hash = map { $_ => 1 } @files; @files = keys %hash;
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Are you intentionally using the intermediate hash to reorder your @files array? I can find no other usage of your %hash variable in your code. If so, List::Util::shuffle will provide more randomness from run-to-run, and it would also make the intent of your code more evident:

use List::Util qw(shuffle);
@files = shuffle(@files);
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Re^2: Getting a funny newline that was not there before ([OT] shuffle) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 26, 2010 at 00:54 UTC
Are you intentionally using the intermediate hash to reorder your @files array? He could be de-duping the list. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "I'd rather go naked than blow up my ass"	[reply]
Re^3: Getting a funny newline that was not there before ([OT] shuffle/uniq) by toolic (Bishop) on Mar 26, 2010 at 01:13 UTC
Excellent point. I guess this demonstrates the value of giving variables meaningful names. If `%hash` had been named `%seen` or `%uniq`, then the intent would be much clearer.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Getting a funny newline that was not there before ([OT] shuffle) by MikeDexter (Sexton) on Mar 30, 2010 at 20:42 UTC
I am using the hash to remove duplicate entries from the list.	[reply]