in reply to Re: Making the later front slash "/" optional
in thread Making the later front slash "/" optional

Or perhaps append a trailing slash anyhow to $location and check for one or two trailing slashes?

m{$location/{1,2}$}

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A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James