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Mark Mielke
Date:
July 29, 2008 06:39
Subject:
Re: Creative and *routine* use of so-called "magic" ARGV (was [perl#2783] Security of ARGV using 2-argument open)
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488F1D83.1030204@mark.mielke.cc
Hashin P wrote:
> What do \Q and \E stand for?

A bit surprised by this question - but:


man perlop
...
       The following escape sequences are available in constructs that
       interpolate but not in transliterations.
...
           \Q          quote non-word characters till \E


-- 
Mark Mielke <mark@mielke.cc>


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