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Using $_ variable with while statement

   


while(<>) {
    print;
}

while (<>) {
   for (split) {
       s/m/y/g;
       print;
   }
}
while ($_ = <>) {
   for $_ (split / /, $_) {
       $_ =~ s/m/y/g;
       print $_;
   }
}








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