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    #obtain the length to match according to ps aux
   {
        print "#Enter the block just once\n";
        last if $strindex;
        $strindex = index($_, "STAT"); 
        #obtain how characters the RegEx should not match
   } #no more of this besides the first line

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A simpler way to do that: 

    $strindex = $-[0] if ?STAT?;

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Re^2: A small queestion to match processes
by heatblazer (Scribe) on Oct 05, 2012 at 18:46 UTC

    Thank you, will look into it ASAP. Still unknown syntax to me.

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      G'day heatblazer,

      It would have been useful if you specified which syntax you didn't know about. Here's a couple of guesses:

      Also, take a look at perl - perldoc.perl.org. Here you'll find links to all the Perl manual pages. I wouldn't suggest attempting to learn everything in all that documentation; rather, just get a feel for where that information can be found. Once you are familiar with what's available, looking up specifics is usually a fairly easy task.

      -- Ken

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        Thank you, I`ll look into these. I was just in a hurry before the idea blows off my head ( as usually happens ), so when I get better, I`ll rewrite it the lazy way :)

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