note Dietz <p> This would be more straightforward than the other suggestions:<br> <code> my ($subpath) = $path =~ m|$magic_word/(.*)/.*|; print $subpath, $/; </code> <br><b>Update:</b><p> Rereading the question, I misinterpreted it, since my solution will gather <u>all</u> directories after the magic word.<br> Go with [wfsp]'s solution which fits in perfectly.</p> 520237 520237