Re: Write multiple backslashes

As a matter of interest I got it solved using 8 backslashes ... one would think that 1 backlash will escape 1 more backlash, but it doesn't. Somehow 8 backlashes did the job ... don't ask me how ... $IGNORE_TMP=^(\\\\\\\\*.*\\\\\\\\*)$ Thank you for everyone's input ... > > I'm no regard expert but don't you have to escape it for each one? > Something like $second_rexexp = "ignore_tmp=^(\\\\*.*\\\\*)$"; > > I could be way off base though... > > > Yes that's true but only because it is a double quoted string, meaning > backslashes are treated as escape sequences.  > > You could also just use a single quoted string. > > $second_regexp = 'IGNORE_TMP=^(\\*.*\\*)$';