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How can I open a file with a leading “>\ or trailing blanks?

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How can I open a file with a leading “>\ or trailing blanks?

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Normally perl ignores trailing blanks in filenames, and interprets certain leading characters (or a trailing “|”) to mean something special. The three argument form of open() lets you specify the mode separately from the filename.

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