Justin Rogers wrote:
> 
> What is the easiest way to get a count of a certain character in a string.
> For instance if I wanted to count periods in an FAQ line like:
> 
> 1.4.6.3
> 
> The item you are reading is nested 3 levels deep.  How do I get the count.


        $count = $string =~ tr/././;
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