On Fri, 2002-06-14 at 08:20, Mat Harrison wrote: > why are you typing > > print STDOUT "text here\n"; > > try just typing > > print "text here\n"; > > because STDOUT is the default destination for text when you run it from > the command line. <snip />
This is sort of true. STDOUT is the file that is selected by default; however, nothing prevents you from selecting a different file (see perldoc -f select). If STDOUT is closed then I am willing to bet that some form of log file is selected. -- Today is Setting Orange the 19th day of Confusion in the YOLD 3168 Umlaut Zebra über alles! Missile Address: 33:48:3.521N 84:23:34.786W -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]