> Assuming you mean defined %hash, where %hash is a package variable, Right -- I was thinking of a symbolic reference. > If anything, this feature feels more like it should be spelled "exists", > which I think would be consistent semantics with exists &f This seems like a good idea -- make "exists $x", "exists @x", and "exists %x" check the existence of the corresponding glob entry (or lexical?) without auto- vivifying anything. Since these uses just die now, the change won't break anything. Maybe it's worth after 5.12. /sThread Previous