On 6/1/07, Chas Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 6/1/07, Ben Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> The variable $flist has something like '*.cvs' in it which I guess is
> almost but not quite a regular expresion.
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* in shell matching terms means .* in regex terms
. in shell matching terms means \. in regex terms
cvs is the same
Where does the value in $flist come from? If you are originating it then say
my $flist = qr(^.*\.cvs$);
instead of
my $flist = "*.cvs";
If the user is supplying the value, well I think there is a module
that will turn a shell match into a regex. You might look at
Regex::Common.
The name of the module is Regexp::Common, and it, unfortunately,
doesn't have a translator. You might be able to get by with the code
in the Perl Cookbook*.
* http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/perl/cookbook/ch06_10.htm
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