Re: fastest pattern match

[Cody Pendant]

Just want to note that if this is your actual code:

open( FILE, "file" ) || die ("The file not there ");
[snip]
close(DICTIONARY); # close the file

you're opening one file, then closing another...
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($_='jjjuuusssttt annootthheer
     pppeeerrrlll haaaccckkeer')=~y/a-z//s;print;