Just to sum it up. Here (.*) takes both columns as * is a greedy quantifier
and takes as much as possible and this is until the number (\d+) comes into play.
while (<DATA>) {
m/(.*)\s+(\d+)/;
$hash{$1} += $2; #$1 is the fruit $2 the number
}
for my $fruit (keys %hash) {
print "$fruit $hash{$fruit}\n";
}
__END__
Apple Grape 100
Ginger Fry 200
Apple Grape 80
Ginger Banana 800
Ginger Fry 150
Ginger Banana 45
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