procs ------memory------- --swap-- ---io--- -system-- ----cpu---- r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa 0 0 0 9999 9999 9999 0 0 99 99 9999 999 9 9 99 9 #### my @stat = `vmstat`; foreach $line(@stat){ if ($line =~ /^procs/){next} if ($line =~ /us/){next} else {chomp $line; my @fo = split /[[:blank:]]+/, $line; print "Message: CPU user time: $fo[13]\n";} }