Re: Chop command that removes the first character

a simple regex will help you, the beauty of perl :-D

$_="monkey" ; 
s/^.(.*)$/$1/; 
print
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hope this helps..

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Re^2: Chop command that removes the first character by tachyon (Chancellor) on Oct 26, 2004 at 10:36 UTC
Actually you want `s/^.//s` You need the /s to make a . match anything - it does not by default. Also why capture to $1 only to replace it with an exact replica?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Chop command that removes the first character by insaniac (Friar) on Oct 26, 2004 at 12:35 UTC
i don't know... i'm just a beginner, beginners make mistakes :-D so i'm sorry: i just assumed the first character would never be a newline (that's the only thing the `/s` does actually.. it allows you to also match a newline with the `.`) -- to ask a question is a moment of shame to remain ignorant is a lifelong shame	[reply] [d/l] [select]