Ouch my brain hurts! I've been trying to understand why this happens: 
$string = "a:b:c";

($line) = split /:/, $string, 0;
print "Split zero times - $line\n";

($line) = split /:/, $string, 1;
print "Split one time   - $line\n";

($line) = split /:/, $string, 2;
print "Split two times  - $line\n";


 outputs:

Split zero times - a
Split one time   - a:b:c
Split two times  - a

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What's going on with the second split? Is this a boundary condition bug^H^H^Hfeature in Perl, or is this migrane clouding my better judgement? Your prescriptions are very much appreciated.

In reply to A split ing headache by MeowChow

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