> the literal string "frame=" > followed by a character class containing alphanumerics and the underscore > repeated zero or more times > ... #### my $print_link = "http://www.foo.com/bar?method=go&frame=*content&name=baz"; $print_link =~ s/frame=[\w*]&*//; print $print_link, "\n"; #### http://www.foo.com/bar?method=go&content&name=baz