> But can someone explain the <*.bak>? how does that work
> and what does it do?  (and where is there a description
> of it's use)?   Thanx

File glob.  Returns an array of filenames which match the
regex /*\.bak$/ - basically those that end in .bak

This is a very Unix like feature of Perl, which avoids
having to use opendir/readdir/closedir much of the time. 
Useful when you get RSI, and want to use Perl shortcuts.

Jonathan Paton



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