Re^2: hash question

Wouldn't it be more careful to look for a literal "." rather than any character?

In other words, use

/(\w+)\.(\d+)\s*=\s*(.*)/
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rather than use

/(\w+).(\d+)\s*=\s*(.*)/
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Re^3: hash question by toolic (Bishop) on Aug 24, 2011 at 00:23 UTC
Wouldn't it be more careful to look for a literal "." rather than any character? Yes, that is what I meant to do. I forgot to back-whack the .	[reply]