Peter Scott wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Dixon) writes: >> What's the $^I variable? Is it a 5.8 addition? > > No, it's a 4.0 addition (or earlier). It's how to turn on the -i > command-line switch within code. See -i in the perlrun page.
Ah, my font let me down! I thought that was dollar, caret, pipe! Yes, I knew all about -i, but always lamented the lack of run-time control. Now I know my lamentations were unnecessary. Thanks Peter. Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]