Perl | quotemeta() Function

quotemeta() function in Perl escapes all meta-characters in the value passed to it as parameter. Example:

Input : "GF*..G" 
Output : "GF\*\.\.G"

Syntax: quotemeta(value) Parameter: value: String containing meta-characters Return: a string with all meta-characters escaped

Example 1: Output:

Original String: 
GF*
[.]*G

String after operation: 
GF\*\
\[\.\]\*G

  Example 2: Output:

Original String: 
GF+n{.}/G

String after operation: 
GF\+n\{\.\}\/G