> I need to split following string > > cs_backup_restore_cmvobsvr1mum > > the output which i am looking for is > > cs_backup_restore and _cmvobsvr1mum
I think this will work fine if you are bothered about the last word after underscore: Ajay> perl -e 'my $str='cs_backup_restore_cmvobsvr1mum'; my @arr= ($str=~/(.+)_(.+)/); print join "\n",@arr,"\n";' cs_backup_restore cmvobsvr1mum Ajay> Thanks, Ajay -----Original Message----- From: Xavier Noria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 1:33 PM To: Perl Beginners Subject: Re: split function On Jul 19, 2006, at 9:57, Sayed, Irfan ((Irfan)) wrote: > I need to split following string > > cs_backup_restore_cmvobsvr1mum > > the output which i am looking for is > > cs_backup_restore and _cmvobsvr1mum Which is the criteria, everything up to the last underscore? -- fxn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>