c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -w -le "$term1 = 'Tesla S|Tesla model V|Tesla model|TESLA'; $term2 = 'Ford RAM truck|2020 Ford Mustand|Ford ranger|Ranger|ford|2020 Ford F-250|2020 Ford F250|Ford F 250'; $term1 =~ s/\-/ /g; $term2 =~ s/\-/ /g; $input = '... 2020 Ford F 250 is great but I prefer Tesla Model-V ... '; ;; $input =~ s/\-/ /g; ;; $input =~ s/($term1)/\<1\>\<$1\>/ig; $input =~ s/($term2)/\<2\>\<$1\>/ig; ;; print $input; " ... <2><2020 Ford F 250> is great but I prefer <1> ...