s{ (\d{1,2}) ([./]) (\d{1,2}) \2 (\d{4}) \s+ (\d{1,2}):(\d{2}) } { my @a=($2 eq ".") ? ($4,$3,$1) : ($4,$1,$3); sprintf( "%s-%02d-%02d %02d:%s", @a,$5,$6 ) }ex;