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just noticed that index returns -1 for a missing match.

you say this worked?

    next if index $all, $x, $p;

did you manipulate $[ somewhere???

Cheers Rolf

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Re^9: list of unique strings, also eliminating matching substrings
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 02, 2011 at 16:22 UTC

    You're right. I edited rather than c&p :( and forgot my usual 1+. 

     next if 1+index $all, $x, $p;

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