Re: Filehandles vs Uninitialized Values in pattern match

[zer]

'+<' is a better option. It will read the file as it normally would then leaves the file pointer at the end so you can append.

UpdateSidhekin is right in saying that +>> is clearer to read, however seek can be just as confusing if youve never dealt with it before.

[Sidhekin]

'+<' is a better option

+< is another option, to be sure, but better? +>> states your intentions to read and append. +< leaves it open whether or not you intend to overwrite any of the original contents.

It would save you a seek, sure, but at a cost of clarity. TIMTOWTDI, indeed, but I think Flubb had the right idea.