Re: Difference between <> and grep EXPR, <>

[Rob Dixon]

On 20/01/2012 13:51, Shawn H Corey wrote:

On 12-01-19 11:08 PM, Andrey P wrote:

I don't understand why I need to use a list assignment for

say scalar(()=<$fh>);

but not for

say scalar(grep /./,<$fh>);

These are not the same. Try this instead:

say scalar( grep /^/, <$fh> );

Or even simply

  say scalar grep 1, <$fh>;

Rob

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