Re^3: One to one file output idiom

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Well, since "slurp" is reading a file in, it makes sense to use the opposite of "slurp" for writing. So, for me, "spew" looks completely intuitive ,-)

you seem to see it from the view of the file. Hmmm, yes, from an OO view the opposite might make sense…

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Re^4: One to one file output idiom by Eily (Monsignor) on Jan 16, 2020 at 10:08 UTC
Oh I guess you're right. Although slurp isn't so much more explicit IMHO, I'm just used to it because it's commonly used with perl, but I don't think I've ever seen it used for any other language.	[reply]
Re^4: One to one file output idiom by LanX (Saint) on Jan 16, 2020 at 21:19 UTC
I'm not a native speaker, but for me to "spit" seems as a more natural opposite to "slurp". To "spew" in contrast also means to vomit. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice}	[reply]
Re^5: One to one file output idiom by jdporter (Paladin) on Jan 17, 2020 at 03:11 UTC
As a native speaker, I can tell you that "spew" here is completely natural. It's not a synonym of "vomit" and does not carry the negative overtones of that word. It's also not the same as "spit", for the same reason, as well as implying a different (greater) volume of matter being ejected. :-)	[reply]
Re^6: One to one file output idiom by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jan 17, 2020 at 16:31 UTC
Not super common but it is a euphemism for vomit. There is a rather amusing pun about it in Egil’s Saga—Egil drinks till he’s sick and stands to nearly smother his excessively loquacious, one might say logorrheic :P, dinner host in vomit. When the dinner party responds in angry shock he says, paraphrased: He was spewing all night, so you can’t be mad at me for doing the same. It’s worth noting that vomit probably has 100, easy, synonyms/euphemisms/idioms in American English.	[reply]
Re^6: One to one file output idiom by LanX (Saint) on Jan 17, 2020 at 04:33 UTC
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spew `spew verb spewed; spewing; spews Definition of spew (Entry 1 of 2) intransitive verb 1 : vomit 2 : to come forth in a flood or gush 3 : to ooze out as if under pressure : exude transitive verb 1 : vomit 2 : to send or cast forth with vigor or violence or in great quantity +a volcano spewing out ash —often used with out spew noun Definition of spew (Entry 2 of 2) 1 : matter that is vomited : vomit 2 : material that exudes or is extruded` [download] the cognate in German "speien" has mostly the same meanings Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice}	[reply] [d/l]
Re^7: One to one file output idiom by jdporter (Paladin) on Jan 23, 2020 at 14:47 UTC
Re^8: One to one file output idiom by pryrt (Abbot) on Jan 24, 2020 at 16:07 UTC
Re^8: One to one file output idiom by LanX (Saint) on Jan 23, 2020 at 15:31 UTC
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Re^6: One to one file output idiom by LanX (Saint) on Jan 17, 2020 at 05:02 UTC
After second thought ... It's "slurp" - eating noisily - which is the misnomer. To gulp would be a more accurate description for devouring a whole file. Spew would fit then. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice}	[reply]
Re^7: One to one file output idiom by haukex (Archbishop) on Jan 17, 2020 at 08:03 UTC
Re^8: One to one file output idiom by LanX (Saint) on Jan 17, 2020 at 14:03 UTC

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