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Re: match across specified # of lines

by hbm (Hermit)
on Jun 13, 2013 at 14:43 UTC ( [id://1038755]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to match across specified # of lines

Make your dot-stars non-greedy, and use the 'm' modifier: 

$_="
Blah
junk
.PP
blah more stuff
.PP
boo
razz
";
print $1 if /^(\.PP.*?\n.*?\n\.PP)/m;
#prints
.PP
blah more stuff
.PP

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Re^2: match across specified # of lines
by bill b (Initiate) on Jun 13, 2013 at 14:50 UTC
    Thanks! That worked! I did have the m appended but forgot to type it. Your solution really helped a lot. Cheers!
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