Re^2: How can I print three lines before pattern match?

That doesn't work if the pattern is found in the first three lines. (And what's with the quotes around a variable?) Change

print "$file[$_]" for ($i-3 .. $i-1);
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print $file[$_] for grep $_ >= 0, $i-3 .. $i-1;
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Re^3: How can I print three lines before pattern match? by bichonfrise74 (Vicar) on Aug 14, 2009 at 04:39 UTC
Thanks ikegami. Those are good points.	[reply]