Binish A R wrote: > Hello, Hello,
> I've a doubt with getpwent function. > The following code [ getpwent in list context ] is getting into an infinite > loop: > > #!/usr/bin/perl -l > > while ($ref = [ getpwent() ]) { > print $ref->[0]; > } A reference in boolean context is *ALWAYS* true. John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>