Hi, I have a file with the lines below: 

  Grab this 'test1' (repeat/new)
many lines
...
..
..
  Grab this 'test2' (repeat/new)
many lines
...
..
..
  Grab this 'test3' (repeat/new)

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I want to get all test* in a variable. I am trying the code below: 
 
    while ($current_line = <$file_pointer>) {
      if ($current_line =~ /Grab this\s+(.*)/) {
      $GRAB = $1;
      push (@grab_array, $GRAB);
      print "$GRAB";   
}
}

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With this, grab_array shows the entire line in it like: 'test3' (repeat/new) I don't want the (repeat/new) but only the test* in grab_array. I have tried the following: $current_line =~ /Grab this\s+(.+)/ $current_line =~ /Grab this\s+(.)/ but it did not work. Appreciate any help with this. Thanks.

In reply to How to get only the next word matching the regex in the line by oysterperl

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