#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; while () { if (/:.+\@.+\s([0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3})/) { print $1; } } __DATA__ random.ircserv.net 378 ircop Blueink :is connecting from *@78.273.80.23 78.273.80.23