@a1 = qw (ID1 len1 dom1 domlen1 seq1); @a2 = qw (ID2 len2 dom2 domlen2 seq2); @a3 = qw (ID3 len3 dom3 domlen3 seq3); $line1 = /@a1; $line2 = /@a2; $line3 = /@a3; @array =qw ($line1 $line2 $line3); # an array of array references.