use strict;
my $str = '/*
* ©2012 <!-- start slipsum code -->
*
* Do you see any Teletubbies in here? Do you see a slender plastic tag clipped to my shirt with my name printed on it? Do you see a little Asian child with a blank expression on his face
* sitting outside on a mechanical helicopter that shakes when you put quarters in it? No? Well, that\'s what you see at a toy store. And you must think you\'re in a toy store, because you\'re here shopping for an infant named Jeb.
* <!-- end slipsum code -->
*/
/*
* ©2021 <!-- start slipsum code -->
*
* Do you see any Teletubbies in here? Do you see a slender plastic tag clipped to my shirt with my name printed on it? Do you see a little Asian child with a blank expression on his face
* sitting outside on a mechanical helicopter that shakes when you put quarters in it? No? Well, that\'s what you see at a toy store. And you must think you\'re in a toy store, because you\'re here shopping for an infant named Jeb.
* <!-- end slipsum code -->
*/';
my $regex = qr//\*\n?\r?
(?: \* ©20\d{2}.*\n?\r?)
(?: \*(?:.*\n?\r?))+
\*//mp;
if ( $str =~ /$regex/g ) {
print "Whole match is ${^MATCH} and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[0] and \$+[0]\n";
# print "Capture Group 1 is $1 and its start/end positions can be obtained via \$-[1] and \$+[1]\n";
# print "Capture Group 2 is $2 ... and so on\n";
}
# ${^POSTMATCH} and ${^PREMATCH} are also available with the use of '/p'
# Named capture groups can be called via $+{name}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Perl, please visit: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html