Re: How else can I read from a file without using a while loop, testing for the EOF?

[S@nto]

Much less dangerous than undef-ing $/ globably (and maybe forgetting to set it back) local-ize it to a block that just does your file reading:

my $string = do{ local $/; <$filehandle> };

Or you can use $RS if you can't (or don't want to) remember $/.

[jdhedden]

I like the slurp method provided by IO::All:

use IO::All;

my @lines = io('file.txt')->slurp;