# 1. open module { use open IN =>":crlf", OUT =>":raw"; open IN, "file"; # opens file in crlf mode } open IN,"file"; #opens in in the default mode # 2. the new open operator # open FH, MODE, LIST # usage open FH, ">", "somefile" or die "somefile: $!"; print FH "Alabala\n"; close FH; sub myopen; myopen ">otherfile"; sub myopen { open my $fh, "@_" or die "$!"; print $fh "Alabala\n"; # $fh closes implicitly }