=== $default_str = "good food"; $string1 = $default_string; $string2 = $default_string; $string3 = $default_string; $string1 =~ s/o*/e/; print $string1; $string2 =~ s/o+/e/; $string3 = ~ s/o/e/g; print $string1; print $string2; print $string3; ====