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diff --git a/perl/perl-IO-All/README b/perl/perl-IO-All/README index 32c21d5b4bf7..484d1080b15d 100644 --- a/perl/perl-IO-All/README +++ b/perl/perl-IO-All/README @@ -1,19 +1,22 @@ -IO::All combines all of the best Perl IO modules into a single nifty object -oriented interface to greatly simplify your everyday Perl IO idioms. It exports -a single function called io, which returns a new IO::All object. And that -object can do it all! +IO::All combines all of the best Perl IO modules into a single nifty +object oriented interface to greatly simplify your everyday Perl IO +idioms. It exports a single function called io, which returns a new +IO::All object. And that object can do it all! -The IO::All object is a proxy for IO::File, IO::Dir, IO::Socket, Tie::File, -File::Spec, File::Path, File::MimeInfo and File::ReadBackwards; as well as all -the DBM and MLDBM modules. You can use most of the methods found in these -classes and in IO::Handle (which they inherit from). IO::All adds dozens of -other helpful idiomatic methods including file stat and manipulation functions. +The IO::All object is a proxy for IO::File, IO::Dir, +IO::Socket, Tie::File, File::Spec, File::Path, File::MimeInfo and +File::ReadBackwards; as well as all the DBM and MLDBM modules. You +can use most of the methods found in these classes and in IO::Handle +(which they inherit from). IO::All adds dozens of other helpful +idiomatic methods including file stat and manipulation functions. -IO::All is pluggable, and modules like IO::All::LWP and IO::All::Mailto add -even more functionality. Optionally, every IO::All object can be tied to -itself. This means that you can use most perl IO builtins on it: readline, -<>, getc, print, printf, syswrite, sysread, close. +IO::All is pluggable, and modules like IO::All::LWP and +IO::All::Mailto add even more functionality. Optionally, every IO::All +object can be tied to itself. This means that you can use most perl IO +builtins on it: readline, <>, getc, print, printf, syswrite, sysread, +close. -The distinguishing magic of IO::All is that it will automatically open (and -close) files, directories, sockets and other IO things for you. You never need -to specify the mode (<, >>, etc), since it is determined by the usage context. +The distinguishing magic of IO::All is that it will automatically +open (and close) files, directories, sockets and other IO things for +you. You never need to specify the mode (<, >>, etc), since it is +determined by the usage context. |