If your problem is to distinguish between different blocks, then test for the delimiting "white line".

my $block=0; while (<DATA>){ if (!/^\s*$/) { print "$block: $_"; } else { $block++; } } __DATA__ Mod Ports Card Type Model Se +rial No. --- ----- -------------------------------------- ------------------ -- +--------- 1 24 CEF720 24 port 1000mb SFP WS-X6724-SFP SA +L1434RA09 3 20 7600 ES+T 76-ES+T-20G JA +E14530455 4 ... Mod Sub-Module Model Serial Hw + Status ---- --------------------------- ------------------ ----------- ------ +- ------- 1 Distributed Forwarding Card WS-F6700-DFC3CXL SAL1434RLPY 1.6 + Ok 3 7600 ES+ DFC XL 7600-ES+3CXL JAE14520N29 1.2 + Ok 5 ...

now you can delegate the rest to specific one-block solution(s).

Cheers Rolf


In reply to Re: Problem with regex ... by LanX
in thread Problem with regex ... by xMiDgArDx

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