---
name: "bareword::filehandles"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbareword-filehandles-perl"
version: "0.007-2+b4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bareword::filehandles"
---

# bareword::filehandles(3pm)

disables bareword filehandles

## NAME

bareword::filehandles - disables bareword filehandles

## VERSION

version 0.007

## SYNOPSIS

```
    no bareword::filehandles;
    open FH, $file            # dies
    open my $fh, $file;       # doesn't die
    print FH $string          # dies
    print STDERR $string      # doesn't die
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module lexically disables the use of bareword filehandles with builtin functions, except for the special builtin filehandles `"STDIN"`, `"STDOUT"`, `"STDERR"`, `"ARGV"`, `"ARGVOUT"` and `"DATA"`.

## METHODS

### unimport

Disables bareword filehandles for the remainder of the scope being compiled.

### import

Enables bareword filehandles for the remainder of the scope being compiled.

## LIMITATIONS

Filetest operators (`"-X"`) can not be checked on Perl versions before 5.32, because hooking the op check function for these breaks stacked tests, e.g. `"-f -w -x $file"`.

## SEE ALSO

perlfunc, B::Hooks::OP::Check.

## AUTHOR

Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker \<ilmari@ilmari.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2011 - 2016 by Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.