From: Stefan Lidman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Can someone translate into English:
> >
> >($filename) = $file =~ m!([^/]*)$!;
> >
> >
> >Why is $filename in parens?
>
> The parens put $filename in list context so that it contains whatever
> is after the last '/'.
This sentence may be a little mislead
>Can someone translate into English:
>
>($filename) = $file =~ m!([^/]*)$!;
>
>
>Why is $filename in parens?
The parens put $filename in list context so that it contains whatever is after
the last '/'. In scalar context it contains the number of times the regexp matched.
/Stefan
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