or # ps -aux | grep '(httpd|named)' | grep -v grep or #!/usr/bin/perl @ps = qx(ps aux); @httpd = grep {/httpd/} @ps; @named = grep {/named/} @ps; print "httpd's:\n\t", join("\n\t", @httpd), "\nnamed's:\n\t", join("\n\t", @named), "\n";