pl@nereida:~/Lperltesting$ ./comparequotedstrings.pl Rate gpossessive gbacktrack gpossessive 645439/s -- -1% gbacktrack 649435/s 1% -- Rate possessive backtrack possessive 694364/s -- -0% backtrack 696767/s 0% -- Rate failgpossessive failgbacktrack failgpossessive 649435/s -- -2% failgbacktrack 659647/s 2% -- pl@nereida:~/Lperltesting$