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Re: [perl #117223] Remove IO::File example from perlfunc

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From:
Ronald J Kimball
Date:
March 26, 2013 19:18
Subject:
Re: [perl #117223] Remove IO::File example from perlfunc
Message ID:
20130326191816.GB40905@penkwe.pair.com
On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:45:28AM +0000, Ed Avis wrote:
> diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod
> index 7088a9e..a249af2 100644
> --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod
> +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod
> @@ -3865,12 +3865,6 @@ FILEHANDLE is an expression, its value is the real filehandle.  (This is

> +Then you can use FH as the filenandle, in C<< close FH >> and C<< <FH> >> and so on.
> +Note that it's a global variable, so this form is not recommeded in new code.

"recommended"

> +As a shortcut a one-argument call takes the filename from the global scalar variable
> +of the same name as the filehandle:

How about wrapping that paragraph so the lines are under 80 characters, as
in the rest of the patch?

Ronald

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