Re: 3-argument open on STDIN

"Bryan" == Bryan R Harris <Bryan_R_Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Bryan> How can I use the "safe" 3-argument open and still be able to read off a
Bryan> pipe?

You don't. 2-arg open has to be good for something.

And 2-arg open is perfectly safe if the second arg is a literal:

open OTHER, "<-" or die;
open my $handle, "<-" or die;

Don't let anyone tell you "Always use 3-arg open" unless they also
footnote it with "unless you have no variables involved".

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