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10722 prototype is [fact prototypes]
please don't write sub name_of_sub (...) { - it's almost certainly not what you want, just do sub name_of_sub { ... } - see http://ow.ly/RknZs for a detailed explanation of why. To do it properly see "Signatures" in perlsub. If you're on an older perl you can do it with "signatures", "Function::Parameters" from CPAN.
pink_mist
5441 prototype is Overhyped Prototypes - http://xrl.us/becxi2 perlbot