1 23 456 789 0123 456 2 24 456 789 0123 456 3 23 456 789 0123 456 4 23 456 789 0123 456 5 23 456 789 0123 456 #### while (<$fd>) { my $regex = '^(?:(\d+)\s+)+(\d+)$'; (my ($d1, $d2, $d3, $d4, $d5, $d6) = $_) =~ m/$regex/; print "Line $.\n"; print "\t$d1\n"; }