#! perl
use warnings;
use strict;
my $def = <<'EOD';
.define get_user_info
select user_location,user_name, user_company, &fax_header ||
+';style='|| letterhead,
fax_printer, nvl(fax_yn,'N')
into user_location, user_name, user_company, fax_header, fa
+x_printer, fax_yn
from security_header
where user_id = lower(substr(user,5,10))
..
EOD
$def =~ s/
( \A \. \w+ \s ) ## $1 := A '.', followed a word and a space
(\w+) ## $2 := Another word
(\s+) ## $3 := Some whitespace
(.+?) ## $4 := Some anything
( ## $5
\s+ ## Some whitespace
select ## The word 'select'
[^.]+ ## Lots of anything except a '.'
)
\. \. \Z ## Two '.'s and the end of line
/$2$5/smx ## . matches \n; ^ & $ match lines with the string
or die 'Failed to match';
print $def;
Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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