First regex requires ".pdf" at the end of the string.
Second regex requires "abc" at the beginning, followed by maybe some chars followed by '.pdf'
A "maximal match" will allow the most characters at the beginning of the pattern to match, while still allowing the last pattern to match.
In reply to Re: using File::Find to search for a particular file
by Marshall
in thread using File::Find to search for a particular file
by Anonymous Monk
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