#! perl -slw use strict; while( ) { $_ .= ; print join',', m[ Username: \s+ (\S+) \s+ Owner: \s+ ([^\n]+ ) \n Last\sLogin: \s+ (\S+\s\S+) [^,]+, \s+ (\S+\s\S+) ]x; } __DATA__ Username: JANDERSON Owner: JOE ANDERSON Last Login: 14-JAN-2002 08:14 (interactive), 4-MAR-2002 17:09 (non-interactive) Username: PBARRETT Owner: PAUL BARRETT Last Login: 18-JAN-2006 08:14 (interactive), 24-MAR-2005 17:09 (non-interactive)