perl -wMstrict -e "for (@ARGV) { if ('Capri,Classic,Dart' =~ m{ (\Q$_\E) }xmsi) { print qq($_ is a $1 \n) } else { print qq($_ isn't a car \n) } } " capri cLaSsIc foo capri is a Capri cLaSsIc is a Classic foo isn't a car