On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Darren Duncan <dar...@darrenduncan.net> wrote:
> Just speculating, but try replacing the "||" with the "|" operator which
> should create an ANY Junction, if I'm not mistaken, which may then do what
> you want. -- Darren Duncan
>
All of these should work
if $Terminal ~~ /xterm/ | /linux/ {}
if $Terminal ~~ /xterm | linux/ {}
if $Terminal ~~ /xterm || linux/ {}
Note that | in a regex tries both sides as if in parallel, and goes
for the longest,
while || tries the left side first, then the right side.
Basically use | in regexes unless you need ||.
>
> On 2017-03-24 5:58 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,,
>>
>> if $Terminal ~~ /xterm/ || /linux/ {}
>> does not work
>>
>> But this does
>> if $Terminal ~~ /xterm/ || $Terminal ~~ /linux/ {}
>>
>> Can the if statement be shortened such that I do not
>> have to repeat $Terminal?
>>
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>>
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