#!/usr/bin/perl

# http://perlmonks.org/?node_id=1168984

use strict;
use warnings;

use Expect;

  my $exp = Expect->spawn('echo -e "local backup succeeded.\n\nBackup 
+file location: /var/log/CPbackup/backups/x.x/x.x.x.x_01_1_Aug_2016_11
+_05.tgz\n\nBackup process finished in 00:48 seconds"') or die;

     my ($pos, $error, $matched, $before, $after) =$exp->expect( 10,
        ['-re',qr/Backup file location:[^\r\n]*/,sub {my $exp = shift;
+ }
        ],
        ['-re',qr'>']
    );

print "\n\n\nfound: <<<$matched>>>\n";;

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