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$test = "mouse_eatsCat_andDog.txt";
$test =~ s/"_(.+)"/$1/; #because I want to get "eatsCat_andDog.txt"

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Your string doesn't contain a quote(") followed by an underscore(_), so your regex never matches.

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Re^2: s/// operator
by perlUser345 (Acolyte) on Nov 19, 2015 at 19:25 UTC

    OMG!!! The dumbest mistake ever! Thank you very much!

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