$gw="abcdefgh"; if ($gw =~ m/abc/ig){ print "abc\n"; } if ($gw =~ m/cde/ig){ print "cde\n"; } if ($gw =~ m/defgh/ig){ print "defgh\n"; } if ($gw =~ m/gh/ig){ print "gh\n"; } if ($gw =~ m/fg/ig){ print "fg\n"; }