Then what is "$" symbol for???

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# From: ts [mailto:decoux / moulon.inra.fr] 
# Sent: 9 チラヌユモヤチ 2001 ヌ. 10:31
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# Subject: [ruby-talk:19400] Re: WIN32OLE
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# >>>>> "A" == Aleksei Guzev <aleksei.guzev / bigfoot.com> writes:
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# A> Thus having local constant there is no way to access global one of 
# A> the same name.
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# pigeon% ruby -e 'C2 = 99; class Dave; C2 = 101; p ::C2; end'
# 99
# pigeon% 
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# Guy Decoux
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