Re^3: opened file being overwritten


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Re^3: opened file being overwritten

by 2teez (Vicar)

on Dec 13, 2012 at 21:31 UTC ( [id://1008731]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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If MODE is ">", the file is opened for output, with existing files first being truncated ("clobbered") and nonexisting files newly created. If MODE is ">>", the file is opened for appending, again being created if necessary.
So, your files $_[0] to $_[3], is been "clobbered", by the ">" mode, while the last one should print out.

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