[lug] Perl

[Jeff Schroeder]

Bill asked:

> But how do I get a '2' into the middle of two match variables?

Enclose the sub-pattern numbers in curly braces:

s/([NESW]) ([NS][EW])/${1}2${2}/;

HTH,
Jeff
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