Hi monks, i have a file whose contents are as below: 
<first line> :ctx     ctx_3   ctx_3   040425          0       0       
+07-May-2004 03:29      07-May-2004 03:29        0.00    hobbit       
+   N/A     failed          PLE-QA N/A      0
<second line>        Not Published   466008691
<third line>plsql   tkmain_ps4      tkmain_ps4      040425          0 
+      0       07-May-2004 03:29       07-May-2004 03:29       0.00   
+ hobbit          N/A     failed PLE-QA   N/A     0
<...>        Not Published   466008691
<nth line>plsql   tkmain_pu3      tkmain_pu3      040425          0   
+    0       07-May-2004 03:29       07-May-2004 03:29       0.00    h
+obbit          N/A     failed PLE-QA   N/A     0
        Not Published   466008691
rdbms   tkmain_2n1      tkmain_2n1      040425          0       0     
+  07-May-2004 01:37       07-May-2004 01:37       0.00    hobbit     
+     N/A     failed PLE-QA   N/A     0
        Not Published   465894765

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I want only the first two words(for ex:ctx ctx_53) from each of the lines that begin with the similar kind of words like the third line has - plsql tkmain_ps4 and i want this to be matched. I have written the following but isnt working...could any of you please help...i am a begginner at perl. 
#! /usr/local/bin/perl
      #use strict;
       open(rerun,"rerunlrg")
       while(my $pattern=<rerun>){
        if(my $pattern=~ m/^(\w\s+\w\s).*?/){
        print "matched\n";
        print "$1\n";
        }

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Thanks ppl

Edited by Chady -- added code tags around file contents.

In reply to first two words-pattern matching by shamala

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