I am trying to create a script that parses router interface stats and looks for error counters that are not equal to zero. Some counters may have large numbers like "Total output drops" (below). My regex is limited and I thought the following peice of code would work, but isn't. Also, would this approach be recommended for what I am trying to do?

Sample Text:
" Input queue: 0/75/0/39 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 19845805" 
if ($line =~ m/  Input queue: 0\/75\/(.*)\/39 (size\/max\/drops\/flush
+es); Total output drops: (.*)/) {
printf("%-20.20s %-22.22s : $line\n",$file,$currentInterface) if ($1 |
+| $2 != 0);
}

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Thanks in advance!

In reply to RegEx & Approach Question by ewhitt

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