use strict; use warnings; sub escaped {    my $string = shift;    my $count = 0;    $count++ if $string =~ /\\$/;    $count++ while $` =~ /\\$/ ;    return ($count & 1) } ############################# #Aufruf:    my $searchstring = '\#\\\#sfdgsdfgdsfg#ggg\\#';    if ($searchstring =~ /#/ and not escaped $`)    {       print "# gefunden ";    }