1Regexp::IPv6(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Regexp::IPv6(3)
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6 Regexp::IPv6 - Regular expression for IPv6 addresses
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9 use Regexp::IPv6 qw($IPv6_re);
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11 $address =~ /^$IPv6_re$/ and print "IPv6 address\n";
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14 This module exports the $IPv6_re regular expression that matches any
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19 To match full strings use "/^$IPv6_re$/".
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22 Copyright (C) 2009, 2010 by Salvador FandiƱo (sfandino@yahoo.com)
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24 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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28 Additionally, you are allowed to use the regexp generated by the module
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