my @lines = split(/\n/,$content); foreach(@lines) { if( /\"coiled coil region:\s(\d+)\sto\s(\d+)\"\s\/>/gi) { printf ("coiled coil at position: %d, %d found\n", $1, $2); } if(/\"low complexity region:\s(\d+)\sto\s(\d+)\"\s\/>/gi) { printf ("low complexity at position: %d, %d found\n", $1, $2); } }