Filehandle Special Variables in Perl



There are various File Handle related Special Variables in Perl. We have listed them in different below in tabular form:

$| If set to nonzero, forces an fflush(3) after every write or print on the currently selected output channel.
$OUTPUT_AUTOFLUSH
$% The current page number of the currently selected output channel.
$FORMAT_PAGE_NUMBER
$= The current page length (printable lines) of the currently selected output channel. Default is 60.
$FORMAT_LINES_PER_PAGE
$- The number of lines left on the page of the currently selected output channe
$FORMAT_LINES_LEFT
$~ The name of the current report format for the currently selected output channel. Default is the name of the filehandle.
$FORMAT_NAME
$^ The name of the current top-of-page format for the currently selected output channel. Default is the name of the filehandle with _TOP appended.
$FORMAT_TOP_NAME
Updated on: 2019-11-29T11:55:01+05:30

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