Note the starts--with.
Partial output from $ rak --help:
Pattern specification:
foo literal string
'/ << bar >> /' Raku regex indicated by being bounded by / /
'{ .ends-with("bar") }' Raku code indicated by being bounded by { }
'*.starts--with("foo")' Raku WhateverCode starting with *.
either as first argument, or as --pattern=foo option
Note the
starts--with
. Partial output from$ rak --help
: