c:\@Work\Perl\monks\kshitij>perl format_multiline_for_output_1.pl < k.dat Reg pat1 pat2 pat3 pat4 pat5 U_TOP_LOGIC/i_reg_2_/Q 1 1 0 1 1 U_TOP_LOGIC/i_reg_3_/Q 1 1 1 1 1 U_TOP_LOGIC/i_reg_4_/Q 1 0 1 0 1 ########################################################