#! /usr/local/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my $str =qq(jfjsa as,.n d"fdsafjl"jop'fdsjklf fds'457"fjdsklaoir"jkl45;fs ier987543" fsdjkal"); my @arr = split(/'|"/,$str); print("Number of bits: ", scalar(@arr),"\n"); print("Resultant array: " , join(' ', @arr), "\n"); exit(0)