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Once again you're dealing with different contexts. my $file = glob ... evaluates glob in scalar context, rendering it an iterator function, and my ($file) = glob ... evaluates glob in list context, rendering it a list function that returns a list, which can be empty.


Dave

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Re^4: glob behavior
by vagabonding electron (Curate) on Mar 23, 2012 at 15:38 UTC
    Thank you Dave,
    in fact I did not intend to object but rather to show that I understood the difference now :-)
    VE
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