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in reply to Re^4: accessing an environment variable dynamically
in thread accessing an environment variable dynamically

No. It is a fundamental computer operation...

Potato, potato, potato.

You're content with  $? >> 8, well bully for you, System::Command uses it also, because I don't want to, I'm not a bash programmer, I don't want to do things the bash way, anymore than I want to sharpen my own knives

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Re^6: accessing an environment variable dynamically
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 03, 2013 at 08:28 UTC
    I want to sharpen my own knives

    You equate deploying an entire module in order to avoid using a shift operation, with "sharpening your own knives".

    More like you want to use disposable plastic spoons.


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      You equate deploying an entire module in order to avoid using a shift operation, with "sharpening your own knives".

      More like you want to use disposable plastic spoons.

      Bit shifting allergy, its why I program perl, not allergic to Spoons at all