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Abigail
Date:
May 26, 2016 22:34
Subject:
Re: [perl #128241] Deprecate /$empty_string/
Message ID:
20160526223542.GA8236@almanda.fritz.box
On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 07:39:07PM +0200, demerphq wrote:
> On 26 May 2016 11:59 a.m., "Abigail" <abigail@abigail.be> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 04:50:04PM +0200, demerphq wrote:
> > >
> > > Fwiw have you ever used it or seen it used?
> > >
> >
> >
> > I've seen it used, and I have used it myself.
> 
> Interesting.  Would i be correct in thinking the  place you saw it used was
> in a s///?


It's been a long time ago since I saw it, so I'm hazy on the details,
but I don't think it was in a s///. (Unless you could vi, where I 
use this all the time).

I have used // (not inside s///) myself, although I cannot remember
why or how. I just remember thinking "this is the first time I have
a use for //". 



Abigail
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