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# PERL lcfirst Function

## Syntax

lcfirst EXPR lfirstc

## Definition and Usage

Returns the string EXPR or $_ with the first character lowercased.

## Return Value

First character Lowercased

## Example

Try out following example, copy and past this example into test.pl file and then verify the result:

    #!/usr/bin/perl

    $orig_string = "This is Test and CAPITAL";

    $changed_string = lcfirst( $orig_string );

    print "Changes String is : $changed_string\n";

    It will produce following result

    Changes String is : this is Test and CAPITAL

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