From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-09-28T06:50:48+09:00
Subject: Re: how to determine if pipe is given

On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Paul Lutus wrote:

> ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
>
> / ...
>
>>> apparently in perl, if there is a piped input, '-' will show up
>>> automatically in ARGV.  I think I will propose this change to Ruby.
>>
>> eeeks!  that's is pure __evil__!
>
> It also isn't true. IMHO Larry Wall wouldn't countenance such a thing.

thanks - that's good to know.  larry++.

-a
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