Re^3: Handling multiple output files simultaneously using arrays of filehandles and filenames

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You need $! because otherwise you only know that there's been an error of some sort and not what specific error occurred. Just grobbling through the open(2) manual page on OS X there's 22 distinct error codes in 32 different cases which can be returned at the C level.

The trailing newline is mostly an aesthetic choice though.

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Re^4: Handling multiple output files simultaneously using arrays of filehandles and filenames by bliako (Monsignor) on Jan 21, 2021 at 20:57 UTC
nitpick: The trailing newline is mostly an aesthetic choice though. I learned here at the Monastery (sorry can't remember by whom) that calling `die` with a final newline will cause it to omit the line number. It will be less verbose. `die "aaa"; aaa at - line 1. die "aaa\n"; aaa` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Handling multiple output files simultaneously using arrays of filehandles and filenames by Cosmic37 (Acolyte) on Jan 21, 2021 at 21:17 UTC
Thanks. That's interesting!	[reply]
Re^6: Handling multiple output files simultaneously using arrays of filehandles and filenames by bliako (Monsignor) on Jan 21, 2021 at 21:49 UTC
keep it up Cosmic37!	[reply]
Re^4: Handling multiple output files simultaneously using arrays of filehandles and filenames by Cosmic37 (Acolyte) on Jan 21, 2021 at 21:04 UTC
Thanks for this opinion. I think its good advice and good practice in most cases but that there may be cases when a programmer chooses to do something different, believing (almost insisting) themselves to be a free person living in a free world (I know; how naive). I am very grateful for your engagement, and all those who have offered advice and opinion in response to my question.	[reply]

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