Note that when the string includes mixed quoting which is not valid in the OP's terms:

my $string = qq{var1='1' var2="2" var3="3" var4='4" var5="5' var6="correct"};

...hipowls non-5.10 version (5.10 not tested) produces "ugly" output in the sense used by almut and skeeve

var1 = 1
var2 = 2
var3 = 3
var4 = 4" var5="5
var6 = correct

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More significantly, if $str is in the form:

my $string = qq{var1='1' var2="2" var3="3" var4='4" var5="5'

...the output becomes:

var1 = 1
var2 = 2
var3 = 3
var4 = 4" var5=

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...which is the same as the output produced if var5 is properly quoted, var5='5':

my $string = qq{var1='1' var2="2" var3="3" var4='4" var5='5'};

i.e.,

var1 = 1
var2 = 2
var3 = 3
var4 = 4" var5=

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That sort of ambiguity may be a problem for OP.

In reply to Re^2: matching a line with ' and " by ww
in thread matching a line with ' and " by rhymejerky

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