while () { do $regex_file; print; } #### use Safe; use strict; use warnings; # read the regex file into $code my $code = do { local $/; open my($rx), $regex_file; <$rx>; }; # create a sandbox my $sandbox = Safe->new; # allow acceptable operators (perldoc Opcode) $sandbox->permit_only(qw( :base_core :base_orig )); while () { $sandbox->reval($code); print; }