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slurp) an entire file into memory for processing. This module allows the replacement of the prototypical foreach- or while- loops used for opening and reading of files with single-line constructs. Of note with this module is that the magic of the @ARGV variable and the input record separator, $/, are used to facilitate the reading of entire files into either an array or scalar using minimal code.
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479 B
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This simple module serves one purpose - to provide a simple means to read (or
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slurp) an entire file into memory for processing. This module allows the
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replacement of the prototypical foreach- or while- loops used for opening
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and reading of files with single-line constructs.
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Of note with this module is that the magic of the @ARGV variable and the
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input record separator, $/, are used to facilitate the reading of entire
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files into either an array or scalar using minimal code.
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