my $base = 'http://perlmonks.org/';


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Link: <a href="http://example.com">and Anchor</a>


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my $string = q~Link: <a href="http://example.com">and Anchor</a>~;
$string =~ s/<[a href.... # I cannot remember this string. There was one that worked perfect, even if the link had target="_blank" it did not matter what else it had... but I cannot find it in any of my files or remember who to write it.