@ARGV

• The @ARGV array holds any arguments typed on the command line

• $0 is a special variable which holds the name of your script

If you invoke a program like this:

% myprog.pl file1.txt file2.txt

The following variables get set automatically:

$ARGV[0] = "file1.txt"

$ARGV[1] = "file2.txt"

$0 = "myprog.pl"

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