Dr.Ruud wrote:
Gunnar Hjalmarsson schreef:
Dr.Ruud:
Gunnar Hjalmarsson:
my $content = do { local $/; <$file> };
That idiom uses an extra buffer, as big as the file.
my $content; { local $/; $content = <file> }
Does it? In that case, why is it mentioned at
http://faq.perl.org/perlfaq5.html#How_can_I_read_in_an
Because it looks and reads nice? But probably you mean I should have
submitted a bug report.
No, I rather got defensive... Actually, I find it annoying that an
idiom suggested in the FAQ has such a drawback, especially when it can
easily be avoided.
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