#!/usr/bin/env perl use strict; use warnings; use Data::Dump; my $hashRef; # See Perldoc perldsc my $lastSeen; for () { length or next; chomp; if (!/^physicaldrive/) { $lastSeen=$_; } else { push @{$hashRef->{$lastSeen}},$_; } } my @arrayA = @{$hashRef->{'array A'}}; dd @arrayA; my $secondDiskArrayA = $hashRef->{'array A'}[1]; dd $secondDiskArrayA; my $unassignedDisks = $hashRef->{unassigned}; dd $unassignedDisks; dd $unassignedDisks->[0];