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You could go one step further and use /^$pat/ and $where = $+[0]-1, but that makes use of the @+ array, and I'd probably leave a comment on that line.
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Re^3: The nth occurrence of a character
by diotalevi (Canon) on Feb 08, 2006 at 14:36 UTC

    This is certainly cheaper. If capturing can be avoided and this code is important for speed, choose the non-capturing version.

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