my @intf_list = ("xe-4/0/1", "xe-2/2/1"); foreach my $myint (@intf_list) { my @outputlist = split m([-/]), $myint; push (@fpc, $outputlist[1]); push (@pic, $outputlist[2]); push (@port, $outputlist[3]); print "my fpc of intf is $fpc[0]\n"; print "mu pic is $pic[0]\n"; print "my port is $port[0]\n";