#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my $tail = ".D(next_out_en), .CP(n16), .CDN(n48), .Q(\n"; print "Matched: \$1 '$1', \$2: '$2', \$3: '$3'\n" if $tail =~ /^\s*(.+)\s+\.\s*CP\s*\(\s*(\S+)\s*\)\s*\,\s+(.+)\s*\n/i;