my($src, $dst, $rule1) = (split /,/)[1]; #### my $src = (split /,/)[0]; #### $hash{$src} = $src; #### $hash{$src}++; # count occurrences #### next if $src =~ /$hash{$src}/; #### foreach (keys %hash) { print "$_ was seen $hash{$_} times\n"; }