in reply to Re: Is there a problem with using barewords as filehandles ?
in thread Is there a problem with using barewords as filehandles ?
> Bareword filehandles are essentially global
Sorry for nitpicking but they are package variables not full globals.
Conflicts can be avoided with proper use of package directives.
Special variables are real globals, they are available everywhere but always belong to main:: package (IIRC)
Cheers Rolf
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