#!/usr/bin/perl $line="One two three four five"; if($line =~ m/(one)\s(two)\s(three)\s(four)\s(five)/i){ $one=$1; $one =~ s/one/ONE/i; print "1: $one\n"; print "2: $2\n"; print "3: $3\n"; print "4: $4\n"; print "5: $5\n"; }#if