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> 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.
/s
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