The i Modifier Case Insensitivity : modifier « Regular Expression « Perl

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The i Modifier Case Insensitivity
    

Format: s/search pattern/replacement string/i;

# Matching with the i option
while(<DATA>){
    print if /norma/i;     # Turn off case sensitivity
}
__DATA__
    Steve
    Jack
    Tom
    Norma
    James
    Jason

   
    
    
    
  
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