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Re^4: Summing repeated counts for items stored in separate fileby dmorgo (Pilgrim) |
on Aug 07, 2007 at 01:54 UTC ( [id://630939]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
You said:
The readline function is what is used "behind the scenes" to implement the <> operator, and takes a typeglob, hence *KEYS instead of <KEYS>;OK, I follow you, but what's the benefit of using readline instead of simply <>?
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