#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; while() { if (!/^default/){next}; my @stuff = split /\s+/; print $stuff[1]; } 1; __DATA__ Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 255.255.255.255 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 40 0 0 wlan0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 40 0 0 wlan0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 40 0 0 lo default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 40 0 0 wlan0