m// match (m not required) 
tr// translate 
s// substitutes

\ escapes any character in a regular expression. 
^ match at the begining 
$ match at the end of the string (line if /m) 
| logical or

. Single character 
? Match 0 or 1 times. 
* match 0 or more times. 
+ match 1 or more times.

c Do not reset search position on a failed match when /g is in effect. 
g Match globally, i.e., find all occurrences. 
i Do case-insensitive pattern matching. 
m Treat string as multiple lines. 
o Compile pattern only once. 
s Treat string as single line. 
x Use extended regular expressions.

'This is a string of text'
'The phaser left a blastring'

'String is an important part...'

if ($text ~= /string/i){#The varible $text contains the word 'string'.}

You can also test to see if a pattern doesn't match a string with
if ($text !~ /string/){#Code for negate goes here;}

So here are some common, helpful regexp examples.

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