$ perl -Mre=debug -e "/just|another|perl|hacker/" Compiling REx "just|another|perl|hacker" ~ tying lastbr BRANCH (11) to ender END (15) offset 4 Final program: 1: TRIEC-EXACT[ahjp] (15) 15: END (0) stclass AHOCORASICKC-EXACT[ahjp] minlen 4 Freeing REx: "just|another|perl|hacker" $