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How to assign the match of string to another variable in perl?

I try to assign the matched result to another variable but instead the other variable gets the value 1 which means that there is match.

Here is the example:

my ($clientRoot) = $infoArray[3] =~ /Client root:\s.*/;

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$infoArray[3] is something like this: Client root: some/path/in/here

Expected result for $clientRoot:

some/path/in/here

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brendonfeeley

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I normally use my other pattern but why didn't it work in here? Is it because I have an array instead of a single variable?

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wilcoxon

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brendonfeeley

You can do it this way:

my ($clientRoot) = $infoArray[3] =~ /Client root:\s(.*)/;

Only difference is the capturing group in the regex.

wilcoxon

Your original pattern did not work because you forgot the capturing parens (see my second option for the correct equivalent of your original idea (which I missed when reading the question)). The parens around the match may not be required in mine but I usually include them just to make precedence explicit.

my ($clientRoot) = ($infoArray[3] =~ m{Client root:\s+(.*)});

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