c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -wMstrict -le "use 5.014; ;; my $curdir = 'Y:\Music\Schubert\Lieder\Terfel'; my $startdir = 'Y:\mUsIc\\'; ;; my $plsname = $curdir =~ s{ \A (?i) \Q$startdir\E | \\ }{ $-[0] ? '_' : '' }xmsreg . '.pls'; print qq{'$plsname'}; " 'Schubert_Lieder_Terfel.pls'