- or download this
DB<135> $a='#x'
=> "#x"
...
DB<137> "x#x#x" =~ s/$a$a/-/xr #oops
=> "-x#x#x"
- or download this
DB<138> $a=qr/#x/
=> qr/#x/
...
DB<140> "x#x#x" =~ s/$a$a/-/xr
=> "x-"
- or download this
DB<144> $a='\#x' # or ='[#]x'
=> "\\#x"
...
DB<146> "x#x#x" =~ s/$a$a/-/xr
=> "x-"