$ perl -E ' my @x = ( "A\n", "B.\n", "C\r", "D.\r", "E\r\n", "F.\r\n", "G\f", "H.\f" ); say q{*** With $ ***}; say "|$_|" for grep /\.$/, @x; say q{*** With \R ***}; say "|$_|" for grep /\.\R/, @x; ' *** With $ *** |B. | *** With \R *** |B. | |D. |F. | |H. |