name1 1 2 3 4 typex name2 3 4 5 6 typey name3 2 3 3 1 typex #### typex name1 1 2 3 4 name3 2 3 3 1 typey name2 3 4 5 6 #### while (my $line = ) { chomp($line); push @array, $line; my ($name, $column2, $column3, $column4, $column5, $type) = split/\s+/; }