Looking for assistance on how to loop through a list of files, search for a Multiline pattern and Replace the multiline. Below is all I have gotten so far but cant figure out how to match the multiline pattern. Any assistance is appreciated. 

my $MODFILE;
my @files = <Test*_Copy>;
foreach $MODFILE (@files) {
    # Need to Search and Replace Here
    #How to Search entire contents of file and Replace???
    s/Marry Had A\nLittle Lamb\nShe Was GOOD\n/CHANGED!!!\n/smg;
}

File Contents (Test1_Copy)
Marry Had A
Little Lamb
She Was GOOD
Not Changing this
Or This
Marry Had A
Little Lamb
She Was GOOD
Line 9
Line 10

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In reply to Multiline search and replace in file(s) by g_speran

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