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in thread A Beginner Needs Homework help

What does this line do  my $info =~ s/(\w+ (-?\d+ )+)//;

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Re^4: A Beginner Needs Homework help
by Swizzlestix617 (Novice) on Apr 10, 2014 at 22:26 UTC

    uhm.. its a substitution operator.. for letters and words as well.. so while $info has words and number it substitutes for something.. not sure what though... sorry.

      uhm.. its a substitution operator.. for letters and words as well.. so while $info has words and number it substitutes for something.. not sure what though... sorry.

      Thank you, thats pretty good ... no need to be sorry :)

      See "Missing explanation" in Re^3: A Beginner Needs Homework help for more about my