use strict; use warnings; local $/="\narray "; while (){ s/\n(?!unassigned)(:?array)?/ /g; print my $row=(m/^array/?"":"array "). "$_\n"; } __DATA__ array A physicaldrive 2C:1:1 port 2C:box 1:bay 1 SAS 1 TB OK physicaldrive 2C:1:2 port 2C:box 1:bay 2 SAS 1 TB OK array B ... etc ... unassigned physicaldrive 7C:3:7 port 7C:box 3:bay 7 SAS 1 TB OK ... #### array A physicaldrive 2C:1:1 port 2C:box 1:bay 1 SAS 1 TB OK physicaldrive 2C:1:2 port 2C:box 1:bay 2 SAS 1 TB OK array B physicaldrive 2C:1:3 port 2C:box 1:bay 3 SAS 1 TB OK physicaldrive 2C:1:4 port 2C:box 1:bay 4 SAS 1 TB OK ... array J physicaldrive 6C:3:3 port 6C:box 3:bay 3 SAS 1 TB OK physicaldrive 6C:3:4 port 6C:box 3:bay 4 SAS 1 TB OK array K physicaldrive 7C:3:5 port 7C:box 3:bay 5 SAS 1 TB OK physicaldrive 7C:3:6 port 7C:box 3:bay 6 SAS 1 TB OK unassigned physicaldrive 7C:3:7 port 7C:box 3:bay 7 SAS 1 TB OK physicaldrive 7C:3:8 port 7C:box 3:bay 8 SAS 1 TB OK