C:\>perl -MO=Deparse s//text/; print "troet\n" if $_ =~ /^t/; print "muuuh\n" if /^t/; print "quack\n" if /^t.*/; ^Z s//text/; print "troet\n" if $_ =~ /^t/; print "muuuh\n" if /^t/; print "quack\n" if /^t.*/; - syntax OK