note Jenda <p>They are greedy, but not too clever <code> my $str = "xaxaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"; $str =~ /(a+)/; print "$1\n"; # prints "a" not "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" </code> The quantifiers are greedy, but they refuse to let go of something they found unless forced even if they could get more someplace later.</p> <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-105128"> <p>Jenda<br> <b>Enoch was right!</b><br/> Enjoy the last years of Rome. </p> </div></div> 987241 987411