use strict; use warnings; my $directory = './zones'; my %zones = getZoneHash($directory); print "$_ -> $zones{$_}\n" for keys %zones; sub getZoneHash { my ($dir) = @_; my %hash; local $/; for my $file ( grep -f, <"$dir/*"> ) { open my $fh, '<', $file or die $!; my $data = <$fh>; close $fh; $hash{$1} = $2 if $data =~ /zone\s+"([^"]+)".+masters\s+{\s*([^}\s]+)\s*}/s; } Kg return %hash; } #### zone "zone.com" { type slave; file "path/to/db.zone"; masters {ip.add.ress.here}; }; zone "cnn.com" { type slave; file "path/to/db.zone"; masters { cnn.add.ress.here }; }; zone "perlmonks.org" { type slave; file "path/to/db.zone"; masters { ip.perlmonks.ress.here }; }; #### cnn.com -> cnn.add.ress.here perlmonks.org -> ip.perlmonks.ress.here zone.com -> ip.add.ress.here #### /zone\s+"([^"]+)".+masters\s+{\s*([^}\s]+)\s*}/s ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | + - Treat string as single line | | | | | | | + - 0+ whitespaces | | | | | | + - Match anything that's not } or a whitespace | | | | | + - 0+ whitespaces | | | | + - 1+ whitespaces | | | + - End quotation | | + - Match anything that's not a " | + - Begin quotation + - 1+ whitespaces