Re^5: Use of uninitialized value $

in reply to Re^4: Use of uninitialized value $_ in string
in thread Use of uninitialized value $_ in string

But the problem I see is not so much with what happens when the usage() function is called as with the initialization of the 'help' key when the GetOptions() function is called. usage() is called during this initialization, so script execution never gets beyond the GetOptions() call.

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