#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

my $text = "this text";
$text =~ /this/that; #### WRONG syntax #####
print $text;
#------
Bareword found where operator expected at C:\TEMP\temp1.pl line 5,
         near "/this/that"
	(Missing operator before that?)
syntax error at C:\TEMP\temp1.pl line 5, near "/this/that"
Execution of C:\TEMP\temp1.pl aborted due to compilation errors.
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#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

my $text = "this text";
$text =~ s/this/that/; #note s needed as well as '/' after "that"
print $text;

#prints: that text

##</code><code>##

my $text = "this text";
print $text =~ /this/;

##</code><code>##

#match can be used like a boolean T/F
if($text =~ m/this/)
 { blah ...}