C:\tmp>perl my $ip = "csteppfw pts/0 2022-06-27 15:53 (192.168.5.100)"; $ip =~ s/.*\((\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\).*/\1/; print $ip; __END__ 192.168.5.100 C:\tmp> #### C:\tmp>perl my $ip = "csteppfw pts/0 2022-06-27 15:53 (192.168.5.100)"; print $1 if $ip =~ /\((\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\)/; __END__ 192.168.5.100 C:\tmp>