> > > what is less awkward than [\s|\S] for 'match anything?' > > > >. > > > >Yes ->.<- > > > >Dot, period, point, et al, is the universal match "something" symbol. So, > >m'.*$' matches everthing on a line. If you want to match a period you can > >either escape it: \. or bracket it [.]. Escaping is better for simple > >matching. > > Almost... From "perldoc perlretut": > > \s is a whitespace character and represents [\ \t\r\n\f] > \S is a negated \s; it represents any non-whitespace character [^\s] > The period '.' matches any character but "\n" > > So, /[\s\S]/ would match a "\n", while /./ would not. The equivalent of > /[\s\S]/, using period notation, would be /[.\n]/ > > Alan
Thanks! I appreciate the clarification. Robert Taylor -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
