Anonymous Monk, You're not really answering my question other than telling me my thinking is wrong. I clearly asked what the best way to do bulk-pattern substitution is. If "smart match" is not the correct thinking, then please, feel free to elaborate on what the best way is... ;-)

Lets, see , match operator matches, substitution operator substitutes ... understanding that one is apples and the other is oranges, even if they're both food, is very very important

You've used a sufficient amount of "invented" vocabulary, so I gave you the answer in the form of a link

but, you failed my litmus test, you didn't read the link I gave you, you didn't find the syntax you're looking for,

so, we're at the point of waiting for you to read my link , and ask a question about it

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