---
name: "Perl::Critic::Policy::BuiltinFunctions::RequireGlobFunction"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-perl-critic"
version: "1.156-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Perl::Critic::Policy::BuiltinFunctions::RequireGlobFunction"
---

# Perl::Critic::Policy::BuiltinFunctions::RequireGlobFunction(3pm)

Use "glob q{\*}" instead of \<\*\>.

## NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::BuiltinFunctions::RequireGlobFunction - Use "glob q{\*}" instead of \<\*\>.

## AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

## DESCRIPTION

Conway discourages the use of the `"<..>"` construct for globbing, as it is easily confused with the angle bracket file input operator. Instead, he recommends the use of the `glob()` function as it makes it much more obvious what you're attempting to do.

```
    @files = <*.pl>;              # not ok
    @files = glob '*.pl';         # ok
```

## CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

## AUTHOR

Graham TerMarsch \<graham@howlingfrog.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Graham TerMarsch.  All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.