Re: [PATCH] Add open "|-" and open "-|" to perlopentut

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From:

H.Merijn Brand

Date:

August 25, 2008 02:36

Subject:

Re: [PATCH] Add open "|-" and open "-|" to perlopentut

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20080825113622.0eafe8ba@pc09.procura.nl

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:35:24 -0600, Tom Christiansen <tchrist@perl.com>
wrote:

> > I converted the '|-' example to "lpr".  
> 
> Nice to see better quotes.
> 
> >> Finally, should these examples be included *before* the
> >> references to IPC::Open2 and perlipc?  
> 
> > Don't know.  
> 
> No.
> 
> > New patch attached.  
> 
> How delightful: politically-correct Bowlerization in programming 
> languages' documentation.  Must we fiddle about with t's that are 
> already crossed whilst Rome is burning?
> 
> For the record, and if I were to fix it back up so it actually reads as I
> write (and would see other write) again, I'd certainly make doubly assured
> always to use double-quotes in all places other than those scant few that
> have just cause to see interpolation suppressed.

I have had my disputes with you, but I wholeheartedly agree with you
for 100% on the use of double quotes here!

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