>NM_030643.4 Homo sapiens apolipoprotein L4 (APOL4) 
 GAGGTGCTGGGGAGCAGCGTGTTTGCTGTGCTTGATTGTGAGCTGCTGGGAAGTTGTGACTTTCATTTTA
 CCTTTCGAATTCCTGGGTATATCTTGGGGGCTGGAGGACGTGTCTGGTTATTATATAGGTGCACAGCTGG
 AGGTGAGATCCACACAGCTCAGACCAGCTGGATCTTGCTCAGTCTCTGTCAGAGGAAGATCCCTTGGAGG
 AGGCCCCGCAGCGACATGGAGGGAGCTGCTTTGCTGAAAATCTTTGTCGTCTGCATCTGGAACCAAAATC
 >NM_001198855.1 Homo sapiens cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily C member 8 (CYP2C8)
 ACATGTCAAAGAGACACACACTAAATTAGCAGGGAGTGTTATAAAAACTTTGGAGTGCAAGCTCACAGCT
 GTCTTAATAAGAAGAGAAGGCTTCAATGGAACCTTTTGTGGTCCTGGTGCTGTGTCTCTCTTTTATGCTT
 CTCTTTTCACTCTGGAGACAGAGCTGTAGGAGAAGGAAGCTCCCTCCTGGCCCCACTCCTCTTCCTATTA
 >NR_029834.1 Homo sapiens microRNA 200a (MIR200A), microRNA
 CCGGGCCCCTGTGAGCATCTTACCGGACAGTGCTGGATTTCCCAGCTTGACTCTAACACTGTCTGGTAAC
 GATGTTCAAAGGTGACCCGC
 >AC067940.1 Homo sapiens clone RP11-818E9, LOW-PASS SEQUENCE SAMPLING
 AAATACAACTTTAAATCAAAACGGTAAAAATTCCACTCTTTCATACTAACTTCAAAAGTATTTGCTTTAA
 AAAAAAAGNNNNNNNNNNAAACTGAATTTCTATTAAGCATCTATTTATAGAAGAGAGTAAACACCCCGTG
 AATAAAAGACAGAGAATTGTAGCAGCCCGAAGTCCCTTTTCTCTCCTCCCAAGCATTTGGCTCTGGTCCA
 AATTCACATATCCTGCTCCGTAAAACAAAGTGCCTTGGTTAACCTAACGTTATTCCTTGAACAGTAGTTT
 AGTGATCAACTAGTTTTTGTTGTTGTTGTTGTTTGAGACAGAGTCTCACTCTGTCGCCCAGGCTGGAGTG
 CAGTGGCGAGATCTCAGCTCACTGCAACCTCTGCTGCCCAGGTTCAAGGGATTCTCCTGCCTCAGCCTCC
 CAAGTAGCTGGTATTACAGGCACCTGCCACCGCGCCTGGCTAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTGTATTT

##</code><code>##

>NM_030643.4 Homo sapiens apolipoprotein L4 (APOL4) 
 GAGGTGCTGGGGAGCAGCGTGTTTGCTGTGCTTGATTGTGAGCTGCTGGGAAGTTGTGACTTTCATTTTA
 CCTTTCGAATTCCTGGGTATATCTTGGGGGCTGGAGGACGTGTCTGGTTATTATATAGGTGCACAGCTGG
 AGGTGAGATCCACACAGCTCAGACCAGCTGGATCTTGCTCAGTCTCTGTCAGAGGAAGATCCCTTGGAGG
 AGGCCCCGCAGCGACATGGAGGGAGCTGCTTTGCTGAAAATCTTTGTCGTCTGCATCTGGAACCAAAATC
##</code><code>##

my $filename = '/file.fasta';
 
if(!open(MY_HANDLE, $filename)){
	die "Couldnt open file";
}


my @chars = <MY_HANDLE>;
print "@chars[0]\n";