if ($line =~ /^\s{0,3}(\w+)(\d+)(\w+)\s+((\w+))/) { # $1-$3 used by something else here my $string = $4; { $string =~ s/(.{60})/$1\n/g; } print "$string\n"; } #### if (my ($word1, $number, $word2, $string) = $line =~ /^\s{0,3}(\w+)(\d+)(\w+)\s+((\w+))/) { # $word1, $number, and $word2 used by something here $string =~ s/(.{60})/$1\n/g; print "$string\n"; }