Re: How to delete contents between two strings.

Use the Range Operators:

use strict;
use warnings;

while (<DATA>) {
    print unless (/\*\*Temp/ .. /\*\*End/);
}

__DATA__
**Temp**
fdvfd
fgd
dfgd
dfgd
**End Temp **
this is test
dffdgd
this is test
dffdgd
[download]

prints:

this is test
dffdgd
this is test
dffdgd
[download]

Update: ~~Please correct the typo in your title: s/conetents/contents/~~ Nevermind, Anonymous Monk

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Re^2: How to delete contents between two strings. by mscharrer (Hermit) on Sep 17, 2008 at 14:14 UTC
Uuii, the Range Operator in scalar/boolean mode. I just learned this year about it. Very nice solution, toolic. In case the Anonymous Monk, or someone else with a similar homework ;-), needs the ** lines included, the feature that '..' in scalar mode returns an increment for every true evaluation and adds 'E0' on the last, can be used: `#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; while (<DATA>) { my $i = (/\\Temp/ .. /\\End/); print unless ($i && $i > 1 && substr($i, -2) ne 'E0'); } __DATA__ first second Temp fdvfd fgd dfgd dfgd End Temp this is test dffdgd this is test dffdgd` [download] prints: `first second Temp End Temp this is test dffdgd this is test dffdgd` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^2: How to delete contents between two strings.
by mscharrer (Hermit) on Sep 17, 2008 at 14:14 UTC

In case the Anonymous Monk, or someone else with a similar homework ;-), needs the ** lines included, the feature that '..' in scalar mode returns an increment for every true evaluation and adds 'E0' on the last, can be used:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;

while (<DATA>) {
    my $i = (/\*\*Temp/ .. /\*\*End/);
    print unless ($i && $i > 1 && substr($i, -2) ne 'E0');
}

__DATA__
first
second
**Temp**
fdvfd
fgd
dfgd
dfgd
**End Temp **
this is test
dffdgd
this is test
dffdgd
[download]

prints:

first
second
**Temp**
**End Temp **
this is test
dffdgd
this is test
dffdgd
[download]

[reply]
[d/l]
[select]