-a and @F autospliting

[Chaim Frenkel]

Is there a fundemental reason (other than performance) that when using -a
that the $1,...$n fields should not be populated in parallel?

Yes, after a match they would be destroyed, but I find typing $1,$2 a
lot easier than $F[0].

(And for one-liners, if a reference to @F is not seen or $1 before a
regex operation, one or the other wouldn't have to be populated.)

Thoughts?
<chaim>
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