#!/usr/bin/env perl use strict; use warnings; my $re = qr{ \A \s+ ( \d+ ) }x; my $high = 0; my @lines; while () { /$re/ or next; my $num = $1; next if $num < $high; if ($num > $high) { $high = $num; @lines = (); } push @lines, $_; } print "Highest number: $high\n"; print @lines; __DATA__ High fanout nets in the post compile netlist: Fanout Type Name -------------------------- 2 INT_NET Net : c_c Driver: c_pad 2 INT_NET Net : b_c Driver: b_pad 2 INT_NET Net : a_c Driver: a_pad 1 INT_NET Net : sum_c Driver: sum_1_SUM0_0 1 INT_NET Net : N_5 Driver: sum_1_CO0_i