It should (assuming a match) capture a series of values from $file into the array @cvs. The matching occurs like this (explanation brought to you by YAPE::Regex::Explain):
The regular expression:
(?s-imx:((?:(?:[^\n@]+|@[^@]*@)\n?)+))
matches as follows:
NODE EXPLANATION
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(?s-imx: group, but do not capture (with . matching
\n) (case-sensitive) (with ^ and $ matching
normally) (matching whitespace and #
normally):
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( group and capture to \1:
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(?: group, but do not capture (1 or more
times (matching the most amount
possible)):
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(?: group, but do not capture:
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[^\n@]+ any character except: '\n'
(newline), '@' (1 or more times
(matching the most amount possible))
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| OR
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@ '@'
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[^@]* any character except: '@' (0 or more
times (matching the most amount
possible))
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@ '@'
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) end of grouping
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\n? '\n' (newline) (optional (matching the
most amount possible))
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)+ end of grouping
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) end of \1
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) end of grouping
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The preceeding explanation is the output from the following test code:
use warnings;
use strict;
use YAPE::Regex::Explain;
my $REx = qr/((?:(?:[^\n@]+|@[^@]*@)\n?)+)/s;
print YAPE::Regex::Explain->new($REx)->explain;
When deciphering a regular expression, it's often helpful to use the /x modifier so you can lay the regular expression out in smaller chunks that are easier to digest.
my $REx =
qr/
(
(?:
(?:
[^\n@]+
|
@
[^@]*
@
)
\n?
)+
)
/gsx;
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