On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Andy Bach <afb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> is > <<>> >> synonymous with > qw[] > ?
`<<>>` is the same as `qqww<<>>` Which is short for `Q :qq :ww <<>>` the `:qq` is short for `:double`, that is it turns on double quote behaviour `:double` is short for `:scalar :array :hash :function :closure :backslash` the `:ww` is short for `:quotewords` which is similar to `:words` except it allows quoting to override where it splits the strings. `Q :quotewords < a 'b c' d >` turns into `( 'a', 'b c', 'd' )` Note that if you explicitly use `q` `qq` or `Q` that the brackets will not change how the construct works. (So even if you use `Q<<…>>` it will be the same as `Q'…'`)
