snmp-server host 10.10.21.14 publ ! #### snmp-server host 10.234.171.38 abcd snmp-server host 10.234.171.39 abcd snmp-server host 10.234.171.40 abcd !snmp-server host 10.10.10.1 xyz #### print for split /(?<=\n)/, $res->result(); I got ARRAY(0x100dd10) #### $VAR1 = [ 'snmp-server host 10.234.171.38 abcd snmp-server host 10.234.171.39 abcd snmp-server host 10.234.171.40 abcd !snmp-server host 10.10.10.1 xyz !' ];