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The grep function evaluates the expression (EXPR) for each element of the array (LIST)

Format: grep(EXPR,LIST) # Searching for patterns in a list @list = (tomatoes, tomorrow, potatoes, phantom, Tommy); $count = grep( /tom/i, @list); @items= grep( /tom/i, @list); print "Found items: @items\nNumber found: $count\n";