am i correct in assuming if we were setting $1, $2 etc. /regexstuff/ will return $1 . $2?

No, but why guess? Here's the relevant section of perlop:

m/PATTERN/cgimosx
/PATTERN/cgimosx

Searches a string for a pattern match, and in scalar context returns true if it succeeds, false if it fails.

...

If the "/g" option is not used, "m//" in list con­text returns a list consisting of the subexpres­sions matched by the parentheses in the pattern, i.e., ($1, $2, $3...). ... When there are no parentheses in the pattern, the return value is the list "(1)" for success. With or without parentheses, an empty list is returned upon failure.

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In reply to Re^3: simple regex question by tlm
in thread simple regex question by redss

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