Try /\s+/ >From the perlre manpage:
\s Match a whitespace character + Match 1 or more times Rob -----Original Message----- From: Fontenot, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 1:02 PM To: Perl - Beginners (E-mail) Subject: Spaces... I have a logfile that has the following format: month day time The problem is splitting on the "space" - split(/ /). Sometimes there are more than one space. How can I get perl to split on 1 or more spaces? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]