use warnings; use strict; while (){ if (/^(\w+).*\s(\w+)/){ my $line = "$1,$2"; print "$line\n"; } } __DATA__ SWA vs CHE GK WBA @ BOU GK EVE GK EVE 4 87 dwqer *** GK #### SWA,GK WBA,GK EVE,GK EVE,GK