If you post something like 
#!/usr/bin/perl -T --
use strict;
use warnings;
use IPC::System::Simple qw' capturex ';

Main( 'theuser' );
exit( 0 );

sub Main {
    my( $username ) = @_;
#~     my $top = `top -b -n 1 -u $username`;
## Capture text while invoking the shell.
#~     my $top = capturex( qw' top -b -n 1 -u ', $username );
    my $output = <<'__TOP_EXAMPLE__';
here is something top will output
it goes like this
__TOP_EXAMPLE__

    if( $output=~ /.../ ){ # my regex
        print "$1$2...\n";
    }

}

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then I can help with the regex ... more tips like this at How (Not) To Ask A Question, I know what I mean. Why don't you?, courtesy of PerlMonks FAQ, Tutorials

In reply to Re^6: Percent of CPU/Mem Usage for User by Anonymous Monk
in thread Percent of CPU/Mem Usage for User by geekt

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