The non-GH search version: https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+repo:%5Egithub%5C.com/exiftool/exiftool%24+/eval%5B%2B%28%5D/+AND+NOT+/eval.*require/

The non-GH search version: https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+repo:%5Egithub%5C.com/exiftool/exiftool%24+/eval%5B%2B%28%5D/+AND+NOT+/eval.*require/+&patternType=regexp&sm=1 https://sourcegraph.com/search?q=context:global+repo:%5Egith... Your observation is proper in that it did not exclude the patterns you mentioned, but in this specific case not necessary because all 4 results are shaped the exact same way: lib/Image/ExifTool/Exif.pm #### eval Start ($valuePtr, $val) my $newStart = eval($$subdir{Start}); unless (Image::ExifTool::IsInt($newStart)) { #### eval Base ($start,$base) $subdirBase = eval($$subdir{Base}) + $base; } lib/Image/ExifTool/MakerNotes.pm #### eval Start ($valuePtr) $newStart = eval($$subdir{Start}); } #### eval Base ($start,$base) my $baseShift = eval($$subdir{Base}); # shift directory base (note: we may do this again below #### eval OffsetPt ($valuePtr) $ifdOffsetPos = eval($$subdir{OffsetPt}) - $dirStart; }