Re: [PATCH] [perl #24113] mistake in perlretut

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diff --git a/pod/perlretut.pod b/pod/perlretut.pod
index 6e06f19..be4693d 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlretut.pod
+++ b/pod/perlretut.pod
@@ -158,13 +158,14 @@ that a metacharacter can be matched by putting a backslash before it:
     "2+2=4" =~ /2\+2/;   # matches, \+ is treated like an ordinary +
     "The interval is [0,1)." =~ /[0,1)./     # is a syntax error!
     "The interval is [0,1)." =~ /\[0,1\)\./  # matches
-    "/usr/bin/perl" =~ /\/usr\/local\/bin\/perl/;  # matches
+    "/usr/bin/perl" =~ /\/usr\/bin\/perl/;  # matches
 
 In the last regexp, the forward slash C<'/'> is also backslashed,
 because it is used to delimit the regexp.  This can lead to LTS
 (leaning toothpick syndrome), however, and it is often more readable
 to change delimiters.
 
+    "/usr/bin/perl" =~ m!/usr/bin/perl!;    # easier to read
 
 The backslash character C<'\'> is a metacharacter itself and needs to
 be backslashed: