Perl equivalent to substr()?

[CHeighlund]

I know that Perl has some pattern matching abilities, but does it have something that is the equivalent to the php substr(string, startpoint, count) function? I'm working with a perl program, and it would be useful if I could not only check that files match a general pattern (program already does so), but specifically strip a specific portion of that pattern out and use it in the program as a variable value.

The text I've been working with doesn't mention this kind of capability; I'm not sure where I would begin looking for this. If someone would please provide me with a good starting point, I would be grateful.

 

[tchatzi]

perl has indeed a function like that and it is the following

substr(string, startpoint, count)

no joking...it is the same as the one in php...


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[travs69]

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