I figured out what the main problem is.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the s/// leaves off at the position just after the last replacement ($+[0]). So, if you have 

$str = q{TTTTTTT};
$str =~ s/TTT/ttt/i;

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the results is $str = tttTTTT But, if you throw a /g on the end of that, you'll have: $str = ttttttT

The problem I've been having is that rather than having s/// leave off at $+[0], I was assuming it left off at $-[0] + 1. The difference being, in the example above, with the /g included, the results would be: 

$str = tttTTTT # after the first replacement
$str = ttttTTT # after the second replacement 
....
$str = ttttttt # after all the global matches are said and done

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This is what I had been hoping for.

So, my question becomes, is there a way to set s/// to start looking for replacements at $-[0] + 1 when in a global context, rather than at $+[0]

In reply to Re: s/// only replacing most of the time... by mdunnbass
in thread s/// only replacing most of the time... by mdunnbass

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