in reply to Re^2: Matching a string in a parenthesized block (regex help)
in thread Matching a string in a parenthesized block (regex help)

>     local $/;

That's not how it works, his solution is based on setting $INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR to the closed brace "}\n" (while "\n}" would be better in the case of trailing whitespace)

Cheers Rolf
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