Re^2: Appending and empty files

$cmd = ">temp";
system ($cmd);
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That won't work.

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Re^3: Appending and empty files by Jeri (Scribe) on Sep 20, 2011 at 18:55 UTC
Yeah, just figured that out, I'm resolving the issues you previously stated now.	[reply]
Re^3: Appending and empty files by Jeri (Scribe) on Sep 20, 2011 at 19:30 UTC
I found that it doesn't work. Could you explain to me why? Thanks!	[reply]
Re^4: Appending and empty files by Anonymous Monk on Sep 21, 2011 at 07:34 UTC
You don't need system to clobber temp, `open my($fh), '>', 'temp'` will clobber temp, which means your problem is your program logic and/or input data Meaning, the open statement (after the first one) which is supposed to clobber temp is never executed	[reply] [d/l]


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