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On Fri, 22 Oct 2021 at 22:50, Paul "LeoNerd" Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>
wrote:
> I propose the addition of a new perlvar; perhaps named
>
> {
> local ${^OUTPUT_HANDLE} = $newh;
> print "Things";
> }
>
Wouldn't the existing STDOUT local() support be more clear for this case?
It also has the advantage of working equivalently for STDERR/warn:
{
local *STDOUT = $newh;
print "Redirected";
}
{
local *STDERR = $newh;
warn "Also redirected";
}
Or is this aimed more at format-related functionality?
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