if (m/zaps/i) { @zapschool = split (/\t/); print NEWFILE "$zapschool[4]\n"; } #### C:\>perl -naF/\t/ -e "print qq($F[4]\n) if /zaps/" infile>outfile #### C:\>perl -naF/\t/ -e "$hash{$F[4]}++ if /zaps/;END{print qq($_\t$hash{$_}\n) for sort keys %hash}" infile>outfile