tags 332277 +confirmed
found 332277 5.16.3-1
thanks
On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 06:12:10PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> The perlfunc(1) man page contains:
>
> In the 2-arguments (and 1-argument) form opening '-' opens
> STDIN and opening '>-' opens STDOUT.
>
> I don't think this means anything, and there are no examples for
> this form. Perhaps the correct word is "dup" instead of "open"?
> And what is dupped? STDIN (resp. STDOUT) or fd 0 (resp. fd 1)?
Good questions, and I don't know the answer. That paragraph persists,
although (noting for searchability) it's now
In the two-argument (and one-argument) form, opening "<-" or "-"
opens STDIN and opening ">-" opens STDOUT.
If anyone else knows what this syntax means, do tell!
Cheers,
Dominic.
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