use YAPE::Regex::Explain;
die YAPE::Regex::Explain->new(qr/.*${name}-*/)->explain;
__END__
The regular expression:

(?-imsx:.*-*)

matches as follows:

NODE                     EXPLANATION
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(?-imsx:                 group, but do not capture (case-sensitive)
                         (with ^ and $ matching normally) (with . not
                         matching \n) (matching whitespace and #
                         normally):
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  .*                       any character except \n (0 or more times
                           (matching the most amount possible))
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  -*                       '-' (0 or more times (matching the most
                           amount possible))
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)                        end of grouping
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