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say FILEHANDLE LIST
say FILEHANDLE
say LIST
say

Just like print, but implicitly appends a newline. say LIST is simply an abbreviation for { local $\ = "\n"; print LIST }. To use FILEHANDLE without a LIST to print the contents of $_ to it, you must use a real filehandle like FH, not an indirect one like $fh.

This keyword is available only when the "say" feature is enabled, or when prefixed with CORE::; see feature. Alternately, include a use v5.10 or later to the current scope.