Re^3: Regex for replacing a character "not next to" another character (updated)

For a multi-line string, simply add \n to the negated character group:

s/(?<=[^"\n])\t(?!"|$)//gm
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and of course a /m for the $

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Re^4: Regex for replacing a character "not next to" another character by LanX (Saint) on Nov 04, 2016 at 11:36 UTC
OK, but in this case, for the sake of readability and maintainability, better stick with one approach `DB<105> p $str =~ s/ (?<=[^"\n]) \t (?=[^"\n]) /*/gxr startmiddle1 "quote1quote2" middle2end startmiddle1 "quote1quote2" middle2**end` [download] Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :) Je suis Charlie!}	[reply] [d/l]