>>>>> "TC" == Tom Christiansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Could you explain what the problem is?
TC> /$/ does not only match at the end of the string.
TC> It also matches one character fewer. This makes
TC> code like $path =~ /etc$/ "wrong".
Sorry, I'm missing it.
$_ = "etc\n"; /etc$/; # true
$_ = "etc"; /etc$/; # true
In what way is this _wrong_?
Is it under /m? But then wouldn't longest match cover the situation?
And doesn't it only trigger at the end of a string? Within the string
it eats the "\n".
<chaim>
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