use strict; use warnings; use Test::More tests => 2; my $content = 'BOGUS PPI3_SYNY3 276 aa linear BCT 13-NOV-2019'; $content =~ /^(BOGUS\s+\S+)/; is $1, 'BOGUS PPI3_SYNY3'; $content =~ /(\d+\s\w+) linear/; is $1, '276 aa';