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what is || in variable declaration

Dec 1, 2017, 8:42 AM
delicia
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Dec 1, 2017, 8:42 AM
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what is || in variable declaration
what does the following mean?
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my ($server_auth) = $ENV{'REMOTE_USER'} || $ENV{'AUTH_USER'};
Dec 1, 2017, 11:03 PM
Andy
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Dec 1, 2017, 11:03 PM
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Hi,

That basically tells $server_auth to either get the value of $ENV{'REMOTE_USER'} OR (if $ENV{'REMOTE_USER'} doesn't exist), look for $ENV{'AUTH_USER'}

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