---
name: "SelectSaver"
section: "3p"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SelectSaver"
---

# SelectSaver(3p)

save and restore selected file handle

## NAME

SelectSaver - save and restore selected file handle

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use SelectSaver;
    {
       my $saver = SelectSaver->new(FILEHANDLE);
       # FILEHANDLE is selected
    }
    # previous handle is selected
    {
       my $saver = SelectSaver->new;
       # new handle may be selected, or not
    }
    # previous handle is selected
```

## DESCRIPTION

A `"SelectSaver"` object contains a reference to the file handle that was selected when it was created.  If its `"new"` method gets an extra parameter, then that parameter is selected; otherwise, the selected file handle remains unchanged.

When a `"SelectSaver"` is destroyed, it re-selects the file handle that was selected when it was created.