Re^2: How can i catch strings matching a regex across multiple lines?

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I dont think the problem has anything to do with $id.

The much bigger potential perpetrator is the "$/" setting.
Since you expect to be reading lines, you need a record separator - otherwise, the entire stream will be "slurp"ed, and you will see only one record, which matches your symptoms.

I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.
-SNL

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Re^3: How can i catch strings matching a regex across multiple lines? by aaron_baugher (Curate) on Jun 30, 2012 at 23:42 UTC
Not quite. See perlvar, "INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR": setting $/ to an empty string sets the input record separator to "two or more consecutive empty lines." That's what he wants here, since his records are separated by a blank line. Aaron B. Available for small or large Perl jobs; see my home node.	[reply]

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