sort { my ($a1,$a2,$a3) = $a =~ /(\d*)_FFF(\d*)_(\d*)/; my ($b1,$b2,$b3) = $b =~ /(\d*)_FFF(\d*)_(\d*)/; $a1 <=> $b1 || $a2 <=> $b2 || $a3 <=> $b3 } #### map $_->[0], sort { $a->[1] <=> $b->[1] || $a->[2] <=> $b->[2] || $a->[3] <=> $b->[3] } map [ $_, /(\d*)_FFF(\d*)_(\d*)/ ],