Perl::CritiPce:r:lP:o:lCirciyt:i:cRU:es:gePurollaCirocEnyxt:pr:riRebesugstuielodanrsPE:ex:rpRlreeqDsuosiciruoemnDeson:tt:MaRatetiqcouhniArneyDtohtiMnagt(c3h)Anything(3)



NNAAMMEE
       Perl::Critic::Policy::RegularExpressions::RequireDotMatchAnything -
       Always use the "/s" modifier with regular expressions.

AAFFFFIILLIIAATTIIOONN
       This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       When asked what "." in a regular expression means, most people will say
       that it matches any character, which isn't true.  It's actually
       shorthand for "[^\n]".  Using the "s" modifier makes "." act like
       people expect it to.

           my $match = m< foo.bar >xm;  # not ok
           my $match = m< foo.bar >xms; # ok

CCOONNFFIIGGUURRAATTIIOONN
       This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

NNOOTTEESS
       Be cautions about slapping modifier flags onto existing regular
       expressions, as they can drastically alter their meaning.  See
       <http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=484238> for an interesting
       discussion on the effects of blindly modifying regular expression
       flags.

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer  <jeff@imaginative-software.com>

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
       Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Imaginative Software Systems. All rights
       reserved.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the same terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license can
       be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.



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