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Old 07-25-2002, 11:47 AM  
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Quote:
Originally posted by NetRodent
The $| variable controls how perl buffers output. Setting
it to 1 tells it not to buffer anything but output immediately.
In general its a bad idea not to buffer but this will redirect
immediately.
One question. Does the $| variable change the buffer of outputs to files too? As my redirect script will be modifying files (which means it will be outputing their full contents).
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