Re^5: Memory management with long running scripts

To create a large string in memory without the create-then-copy, use:

my $x = chr(0); $x x= 500e6;
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Now, when you undef $x, only the original 1 byte constant remains. All the rest is released back to the OS.

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Re^6: Memory management with long running scripts by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Jul 22, 2012 at 01:45 UTC
Ah! Works like a charm.	[reply]