while () { /# input for/ .. s/1\.00/5/g; print; } __DATA__ # input for Data 1.00 0.99 0.92 1.00 -0.22 0.61 #### use strict; use warnings; while () { if (/# input for/ .. /\d/) { s/1\.00/5/g } print; } __DATA__ # input for Data 1.00 0.99 0.92 1.00 -0.22 0.61