Input file could be like 

header1=val1
header1b=val1b

data1

==================
header2: val2
header2b: val2b

data2

===============
header3: val3
header3b: val3b

data3

header4= val4
header4b= val4b

data4

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For these 4 blocks of data, I want to extract the ones matching one or multiple regexp. I could grep them, but I need to reform the data block after, so I'm looking in alternative solutions, module/library or tool. The separator could change in the same file.

I quickly check File::Stream (1) and it seems a possible option.

about why I search for different solutions, that's a kind of common challenge :). find different views of the problem, differents solutions, more performance, more clean code, more portable and so on ...

(1) http://search.cpan.org/~smueller/File-Stream-2.20/lib/File/Stream.pm
http://www.justskins.com/forums/file-stream-confusion-80665.html

In reply to Re^2: parse file per customized separator / block / metadata by raiten
in thread parse file per customized separator / block / metadata by raiten

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