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# $start = index($string, $look_for);
# If you intend to search a string for multiple occurrences of the look-for substring, you can use the optional start position:
# $start = index($string, $look_for, $start_position);
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
# Look for a substring with index.
$look_for = "then";
$start = index("First A, then B", $look_for);
print "$look_for starts at $start\n";