- or download this
#!/usr/bin/env perl
...
$var =~ s/\Q$search/$replace/;
print "\$var[$var]\n";
- or download this
ken@titan ~/tmp
$ perl -v
...
ken@titan ~/tmp
$ ./pm_11152209_re_backslashes.pl
$var[\KeepMe]
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C:\cygwin64\home\ken\tmp>perl -v
...
C:\cygwin64\home\ken\tmp>perl pm_11152209_re_backslashes.pl
$var[\KeepMe]