use strict;
my $str = '<?php
// Description of file
...
print("Foobar");
// print("Foo");
//print("bar");
// Open and print file
function printtemplate($file) {
...
}
...
printtemplate($file);
...
?>';
my $regex = qr/(?<!function )(?<!\/\/)print/p;
my $subst = '//$0';
my $result = $str =~ s/$regex/$subst/rg;
print "The result of the substitution is' $result\n";
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Perl, please visit: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html