#!/usr/bin/perl

# This for love of unix
$poetry = "it gives me great pleasure to reboot back to linux after tasting window$ once in a while.
Only then can you kiss your desktop with linux on it."

$poetry =~ s/(linux)/$1 with Perl on it/;

# This for more love with Perl on it.
print $poetry;

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Re: For Perl on Unix
by Erez (Priest) on Nov 14, 2007 at 10:12 UTC
    You're probably thinking of: 
    $poetry = 'It gives me great pleasure to reboot back to Linux after ta
+sting Window$ once in a while.

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     Only then can you kiss your desktop with Linux on it.';

    Otherwise it won't compile and won't show the $ sign.
    Cheers.

    Software speaks with tongues of man; I debug, therefore I code.
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Re: For Perl on Unix
by narainhere (Monk) on Nov 15, 2007 at 05:42 UTC
    Ironically I executed this poem on my windows ;) !!

    The world is so big for any individual to conquer

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