Re: regexp find last word

Reverse the string and replace the first:

$_ = "fox comes and fox goes into forest";
$_ = reverse;
s/xof/xof eht/;
$_ = reverse;
print;
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Boris

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Re^2: regexp find last word by Anonymous Monk on Mar 02, 2005 at 14:54 UTC
That just puts 'the' in front of the last fox, without considering the forest at all. It doesn't put 'the' in front of the last fox before a forest, except when that also happens to be the last fox on the line. That is, it will turn `fox comes and fox goes into the forest. No fox left` [download] into `fox comes and fox goes into the forest. No the fox left` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: regexp find last word by Fletch (Bishop) on Mar 02, 2005 at 15:04 UTC
What, you mean he didn't see the forrest for the thes?	[reply]
Re^3: regexp find last word by borisz (Canon) on Mar 02, 2005 at 15:03 UTC
Thats right, I was just to lazy to reverse forest.* as well. But the idea is to reverse the string and replace the first. Boris	[reply]