my $startCh = chr(0); my $endCh = chr(31); $text =~ s/[$startCh-$endCh]//g; #### $startCh = chr(0); $endCh = chr(9); $text =~ s/[$startCh-$endCh]//g; $startCh = chr(11); $endCh = chr(31); $text ==~ s/[$startCh-$endCh]//g;