On 8/11/05, Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Also, correction posted by Jay, is not applicabile because we have more
> > lines containing "Virus" word and only one should be counted (***** Virus).
> >
> > Alex
>
> And for posterity, i am answering myself:
>
> elsif($prog eq 'hook') {
> # Vexira antivirus
> if($text =~ /^[\*]+ Virus\b/) {
> event($time, 'virus');
> }
> }
>
> Alex
>
Close. That will also pick up \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\ Virus, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Virus, etc. /[\*]+/ captures one or more '\' and/or '*', because
metacharacters lose their meanings inside [], except an initial '^',
which gets a completely different meaning. you want:
/^[*]+ Virus\b/ or
/^\*+ Virus\b/
If the number of asterisks is going to be constant, you can be
completely sure with:
/^\*{5} Virus\b/
HTH,
-- jay
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