The match operator =~ can be used to match a string against a regular expression.

# If the pattern is found, =~ returns its starting position, or nil.

line = "this is a Perl"
if line =~ /Perl|Python/ 
   puts "Scripting language mentioned: #{line}" 
end

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The match operator =~ can be used to match a string against a regular expression. : Regexps Repetition « Development « Ruby

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