> > I'm wondering what this will do?
   > >    $thingy = $STDIN;
   > > This seems to have two possibilities:
   > >    1. Make a copy of $STDIN
   > 
   > This one. I see a filehandle in *boolean* context meaning "read to $_",
   > just like the current "while (<FOO>)" magic we all know and occasionally
   > love. I'd expect $FOO.readln (or something less Pascalish) to do an
   > explicit readline to a variable other than $_

$STDIN.next is the current plan.

Damian

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