my $SSL = "/usr/local/bin/sudo /usr/bin/openssl"; local (*FH); open (FH, "$SSL x509 -inform PEM -text -noout -subject -issuer -in /tmp/expiredcert.crt 2>/dev/null |") or return; my ($var1, $var2) = 0; while () { my @args = split(/[\n\r\l]*/); $var1 = $args[1]; $var2 = $args[2]; } close FH; print " $var1 \n $var2 \n";