Re3: More efficient munging if infile very large (explain particular syntax?)

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from perlop:

 Conditional Operator

   Ternary "?:" is the conditional operator, just as in C. It works mu
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   like an if-then-else. If the argument before the ? is true, the arg
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   before the : is returned, otherwise the argument after the : is
   returned. For example:

       printf "I have %d dog%s.\n", $n,
               ($n == 1) ? '' : "s";
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