in reply to The Backslash Challenge

OK, here are some solutions I was able to find:
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map{substr$_->[0],$_->[1]||0,1}[\*||{},3],[[]],[ref qr-1,-,-1],[{}],[sub{}^*ARGV,3]

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Re^2: The Backslash Challenge
by Tux (Canon) on Mar 25, 2021 at 11:03 UTC

    Two more options

    • Encode::encode("cp1047","*")
    • charnames::string_vianame("REVERSE SOLIDUS")

    Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn
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