sub zapwrap {
  my ($line, $next_line) = (@_);
  return undef unless $line =~ /^#(#|=)+$/;
  return undef unless $next_line =~ /(?:$1)+/;
  return 1;
}

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I am trying to remove line wrapping from files that contain something like this: 
######################################################################
+########################

# or ...

#=====================================================================
+========================

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(hopefully your browser will have wrapped that line). I think I have the RE for it, I just sort of thought this one up. My question is whether in the second one, I have to ?: (forget) the saved value or if the $1 gets interpolated _before_ the value of that expression gets evaluated. It seems silly in that it has to interpolate it before it can evaluate it, but I suspect something strange might happen in the internal workings of the PCRE. :)

thanks
brother dep.

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