#!/perl/bin use v5.14; use warnings; while (<>) { chomp; if (m/(?\b\w*a\b)(?.{0, 5})/) { say "Word contains '$+{WORD}'"; say "Extra characters after Word are '$+{EXTRA}'"; } else { say "No Match: |$_|"; } } #### Word contains 'Wilma' Extra Characters are ' Yest'