FAQ 5.38 Why do I get weird spaces when I print an array of lines?

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5.38: Why do I get weird spaces when I print an array of lines?

Saying

print "@lines\n";

joins together the elements of @lines with a space between them. If
@lines were "("little", "fluffy", "clouds")" then the above statement
would print

little fluffy clouds

but if each element of @lines was a line of text, ending a newline
character "("little\n", "fluffy\n", "clouds\n")" then it would print:

little
fluffy
clouds

If your array contains lines, just print them:

print @lines;



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