#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; print "This example uses the global modifier, 'g'\n\n"; my $myTestString = "Star Training Company courses are great. Choose Star for your training needs."; my $myOnceString = $myTestString; my $myGlobalString = $myTestString; my $myPattern = "Star"; my $myReplacementString = "Moon"; $myOnceString =~ s/$myPattern/$myReplacementString/; $myGlobalString =~ s/$myPattern/$myReplacementString/g; print "The original string was '$myTestString'.\n\n"; print "After a single replacement it became '$myOnceString'.\n\n"; print "After global replacement it became '$myGlobalString'.\n\n";