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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/open.pm b/lib/open.pm index f7e594b846..2dc1d2130c 100644 --- a/lib/open.pm +++ b/lib/open.pm @@ -165,12 +165,9 @@ Perl is configured to use PerlIO as its IO system (which is now the default). The C<open> pragma serves as one of the interfaces to declare default -"layers" for all I/O. - -The C<open> pragma is used to declare one or more default layers for -I/O operations. Any open(), readpipe() (aka qx//) and similar -operators found within the lexical scope of this pragma will use the -declared defaults. +"layers" (also known as "disciplines") for all I/O. Any open(), +readpipe() (aka qx//) and similar operators found within the lexical +scope of this pragma will use the declared defaults. With the C<IN> subpragma you can declare the default layers of input streams, and with the C<OUT> subpragma you can declare |