Rubbish. 
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

my $loop_line = "static replace [something] and [another] thing";

my @matches = $loop_line =~/\[(.*)\]/; # Build a list of matches
for ( @matches ) {
    $loop_line =~ s/\Q$_\E/PING/;
}

print $loop_line, "\n";

__END__
static replace [PING] thing

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The problem with the given code is the use of .*, which your solution doesn't solve at all. In fact, your solution doesn't address any problem. It's just adding slowness. It's worse than not giving an answer.

Abigail

In reply to Re: Replacing multiple matches by Abigail-II
in thread Replacing multiple matches by alongwor

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