#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $var = "WooHoo\n"; print $var if $var =~ /^Woo/; print $var if $var !~ /^Hoo/; if ($var =~ s/W/H/) {print "=~ succeeded\n";} else {print "=~ failed\n";} print $var; if ($var !~ s/H/W/) {print "!~ succeeded\n";} else {print "!~ failed\n";} print $var;