On 2007-04-08 00:26, Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > Try using Perl only, instead of forking sed(1), like this: > > [...] > > | sub supfile_set_default_host($$); > > | sub supfile_set_default_host($$) > > | { [...] > Interesting. Is that old perl syntax (v4, etc)? Just curious because > most of the documentation and examples switched to: > > sub supfile_set_default_host > { > > syntax as opposed to: > > sub supfile_set_default_host($$); > > sub supfile_set_default_host($$); > {
That's actually a function prototype. Prototypes are explained in: man perlsub in far more detail than I could ever describe in an email message :) HTH, Giorgos _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"