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in reply to Re: GetOpt::Long usage style
in thread GetOpt::Long usage style

I have not a Perl reference at hand now but I think that \($something) is the same as (\$something). That is the \ operator for a list returns a list of references not a reference to a list.

UPDATEOK - writing about no having a reference on a web site was a bit lame.