knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ perl -E ' > open my $fh, q{<}, \ < dsfiu > =begin > line1 > line2 > =end > wwefgwf > werfwef > =begin > line3 > line4 > line5 > =end > sadfwfe > dfbsdfbsfd > EOD > > @recs = > split m{(?<==end\n)(?==begin)}, > join q{}, > grep { m{=begin} .. m{=end} } > <$fh>; > > print do { local $" = qq{**********\n}; qq{@recs} };' =begin line1 line2 =end ********** =begin line3 line4 line5 =end knoppix@Microknoppix:~$