I think this is what the OP was looking for: if(/^(everywhere|nowhere)/){ do something... }
-----Original Message----- From: Toby Stuart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 9:01 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Using alternatives and anchors use strict; use warnings; open(F,'path\to\myfiles') || die "Cannot open: $!"; while(<F>) { print if /everywhere|nowhere/; } close(F); -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]