#!/usr/bin/perl $a="snoopy"; $x="XXXXXX"; for (0..1000) { push(@s,"$a$_ " x 100); } exit 0; for (0..1001) { @s[$_] = "$x$_ " x 100); } @s = (); #### perl testmem cp /dev/mem /tmp/mymem grep -a snoopy /tmp/mymem | more reset (you will need this)