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in thread Write to existing file with character insert

Correct, but using the correct operator (substitution) is only the beginning :) See Re: perl -pi -e s'/^\s+//'g $file, Re^2: perl -pi -e s'/^\s+//'g $file, Re^3: perl -pi -e s'/^\s+//'g $file, Re^4: perl -pi -e s'/^\s+//'g $file
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