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@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ open(my $log, ">>", "my.log") or die "Can't open my.log: $!";
my $line = <$in>;
my @lines = <$in>;
+# You can iterate through the lines in a file one at a time with a while loop:
+
+while (my $line = <$in>) {
+ print "Found apples\n" if $line =~ m/apples/;
+}
+
# You can write to an open filehandle using the standard "print"
# function.