Re^5: How to escape white space in command line arguments

Cute. This code uses a local variable for @ARGV. We should start a new thread if we are going to debate the proper uses and abuses of local variables. This thread doesn't need local. For future reading see.. local vars in Perl.

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Re^6: How to escape white space in command line arguments by Anonymous Monk on Apr 13, 2010 at 09:38 UTC
This code uses a local variable for @ARGV Um no. It properly localizes @ARGV and then sets @ARGV. You say Nobody but the O/S should set @ARGV but you forgot this is perl.	[reply]
Re^7: How to escape white space in command line arguments by Marshall (Canon) on Apr 13, 2010 at 09:59 UTC
This is an "outlier" situation and we are getting off topic from the thread. The OP wants to call program2 from program1 and pass some command line arguments to program2, possibly derived from command line arguments to program1. There is no need here for a local @ARGV.	[reply]
Re^8: How to escape white space in command line arguments by Anonymous Monk on Apr 13, 2010 at 10:28 UTC
and we are getting off topic from the thread. You went off topic as soon as you started pontificating on should/should not. My replies were to you. The OP was not using @ARGV as a special.	[reply]