#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $data_file = qq{team32.txt}; open(DF, $data_file) or die(qq{Can't open $data_file for input: $!\n}); while () { next if ($. < 11); chomp; print $_, qq{\n}; my @line_parts = split(/\s+/); # do something with the parts here, if desired.... } close(DF);