Re^2: Store regular expressions in a file.

[eff_i_g]

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use String::Interpolate qw(safe_interpolate);

# Read the regexes
my @Rexes;
while (my $t = <DATA>) {
    chomp $t;
    last if $t =~ /^$/;
    my ($regex, $repl) = split /\t+/, $t;
    push @Rexes, [ qr($regex), $repl ];
}

# Process the text
while (my $l = <DATA>) {
    $l=~ s/$$_[0]/safe_interpolate($$_[1])/eg for @Rexes;
    print $l, "\n";
}

__DATA__
duck    cluck
a(b+)c    \uc${1}\ua

That bird says "duck!"
xyzzy plugh ac abc abbc abbbc

That bird says "cluck!"

xyzzy plugh ac CbA CbbA CbbbA

[roboticus]

++eff_i_g:

Sweet! I played with it for a while before giving up on the capture groups. I'll have to be sure to keep this handy!

...roboticus

[yoda54]

Thanks everyone for the enlightenment!!