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Re: Perl regular expressions

Posted by Frank Hale on 1999-06-01

> >>how would I match newlines in perl?
> 
> Use the /s modifier. For example:
> if ($token =~ /template{(.*)}/s) ...
> 
> This modifier "tells Perl to pretend the string is a
> single line--even if it
> isn't." 

Thank you!!!

>(Book:Programming
> Perl,Publisher:O'Reilly,Author:Larry Wall) This is a
> GREAT book if you don't have it.

Yes I have it. Man I guess I need to start reading it.
Guess I didn't fully understand regular expressions
but I will have another read through it.

Thank you for your help I really appreciate it.
Sometimes all it takes is an explanation from someone
else before something seems clear.

Take care.

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