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Re: [MacPerl-AnyPerl] Reset File

At 12:49 -0700 5/25/99, Mark Yannuzzi wrote:
> Is there a 'reset' file command, or option for OPEN in Perl, or do you
>need
> to CLOSE and OPEN the file again if you wish to read it line-by-line from
> the beginning?
>
Whichever you prefer.

>
> In looking through the Camel book, it appears that the 'seek' function
>would
> be the way to do this:
>
> seek FILEHANDLE,0,0;

Yup.  There is a rewinddir for directories but no corresponding rewind for
files; you have to write it yourself using seek.

Or close and re-open the file.
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