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From: dan@kfw.COM (Dan Mick)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: Re: unpack and endianness
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Date: 11 Oct 90 18:23:52 GMT
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In article <CIMARRON.90Oct10011141@erewhon.postgres.Berkeley.EDU> cimarron@erewhon.postgres.Berkeley.EDU (Cimarron D. Taylor </>) writes:
>	But doesn't \* already mean "turn off the special meaning of *".
>	i.e.  match only an asterix?

What's an asterix?  Why would you want perl to match a cartoon character?