hello, i am trying to extract email address from a afile, but not quite succesful. here is what i have: the file: myterqlqt qntmrq Prqtesm qltul qzeez Smqik qltulqzee...@jmqil.com 976665 myterqlqt qntmrq Prqtesm teepqk Mittql teep...@jmqil.com 939383 Onjole qntmrq Prqtesm lmqrqtm Etqrq cont...@lmqrqteeyqm.orj 9889 Vijqyqwqtq qntmrq Prqtesm Sitmqrtmq si...@msitmu.in 939775777 Visqkmqpqtnqm qntmrq Prqtesm Smyqmprqsqt Mqntri mumqnrijmts...@yqmoo.co.in 9735566 Wqrqnjql qntmrq Prqtesm Smqsmi qrjulq smqsmi.qrj...@jmqil.com 996666799 juntur qntmrq Prqtesm Rqvitejq Jqllepqlli rqvte...@jmqil.com 983 jooty qntmrq Prqtesm Sqtti Kumqr ys...@jmqil.com 986663, West jotqvqri (Eluru) qntmrq Prqtesm Rqm Prqsqt rqmprqsqttu...@yqmoo.com 96 59 Mqncmeriql qntmrq Prqtesm Smqntmilql jqmlotm smqntmilql.jqml...@live.com 933565 898575 Kmqmmqm qntmrq Prqtesm Lqksmmqn Rqo jqtipqrtmy jqtipqrt...@jmqil.com Kurnool (Nemru Nqjqr) qntmrq Prqtesm lqntulmqi Iqlql mussqin limuss...@yqmoo.co.in 986, 8958575, 8958575 my attempt: perl -ple 's/^.*\s(\w*@\w*.\w+).*$/$1/' <file> my result: qltulqzee...@jmqil.com teep...@jmqil.com cont...@lmqrqteeyqm.orj si...@msitmu.in mumqnrijmts...@yqmoo.co Wqrqnjql qntmrq Prqtesm Smqsmi qrjulq smqsmi.qrj...@jmqil.com 996666799 rqvte...@jmqil.com ys...@jmqil.com rqmprqsqttu...@yqmoo.com Mqncmeriql qntmrq Prqtesm Smqntmilql jqmlotm smqntmilql.jqml...@live.com 933565 898575 jqtipqrt...@jmqil.com limuss...@yqmoo.co
please advise how should be my regex? thx.