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<?php $fam = "Перегудов"; $s = array("/^./", "/./"); $r = array("", "*"); $f = substr($fam, 0, 1); $fam = preg_replace($s, $r, $fam); //$fam = preg_replace("@^.@e", "", $fam); //$fam = preg_replace("@.@e", "-", $fam); echo $fam; //echo preg_replace($s, $r, $fam);

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