>>>>> "K" == K Old <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
K> Randal Schwartz uses this: K> #!/usr/bin/perl -w K> use strict; K> $|++; K> Is there any difference between the -w and "use warnings" declaration? Compatability with 5.005. "use warnings" was added in 5.6, and my ISP ran 5.005 only until a year ago, so I had to use 5.5-compatible code until recently. And, it's more typing. :) K> One other item, Randal uses $|++; to "turn off the buffering for STDOUT". K> What exactly is buffering of standard output? Others have answered that here. I have nothing to add to that. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
