Re: Re: Re: How do I tighten this with map?

[dragonchild]

The reason I put the temporary @files array is because it might not be temporary. Also, it enhances readability. Just cause you can doesn't mean you should. :-)

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[IraTarball]

Of course you are right. I thought this same thing, and tried to allude to these problems in my post. But I am young and brash and still try to reduce, perhaps too far.

Mostly because it's fun.

On an aside, if the @files array is not needed then japhy's solution which removes one whole regex evaluation must be considered better by some definition of efficiency. Those things are expensive.

Ira,

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