# I'd use a better variable than $line, but I don't know # what your purpose is, and your Tryptic names are quite # cryptic for me. for my $line (@aTryptic) { my $accSeq = SplitFields($line], 'split'); $line =~ s/\r?\n\z//g; $hTryptic{$accSeq} = $line; $line = $accSeq; }