#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use warnings;

my @array = qw(
        part1
        part2
        part3
        part4
        part5
        part6
        part7
        part8
);

#remove part4 - which is $array[3], not $array[5]!
splice @array, 3, 1;

print @array;
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BTW, does anyone else familiar with rope-making and sailing think that splice is exactly the wrong name for this function?

§ George Sherston