#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $str = "TEST_ENVIRONMENT OS_NAME=AIX BUILD_TYPE= KERNEL_BITNESS=64 USER_BITNESS=32 OS_RELEASE=6.1.0.0 CPU_CLASS=powerpc MACHINE_CLASS=IBM,8203-E4A HOSTNAME=lcla114 NUM_CPUS=5 CUSTOM= "; my $machine_class = ($str =~ /MACHINE_CLASS=\s*(\w*)/); print "MACHINE CLASS=$machine_class";