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In a message dated 3/13/2006 4:01:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > > $input =~ /\s+/ /g;
> > > > > > should be s/\s+/ /g; note initial s in s/// substitution. > > i used that religiously like i used the preceding m on m// religiously > until a few months back. now i only use it if it's not a personal thing > and someone else will need to upkeep. > they aren't needed but are great for upkeep. but it doesn't work. try either of
perl -e "$_ = 'abcbebf'; s/b//g; print" perl -e "my $s = 'abcbebf'; $s =~ s/b//g; print $s"
versus
perl -e "$_ = 'abcbebf'; /b//g; print"
perl -e "my $s = 'abcbebf'; $s =~ /b//g; print $s"
bill walters
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