use Text::CSV; my @rows; my $csv = Text::CSV->new ( { binary => 1 } ) # should set binary attribute. or die "Cannot use CSV: ".Text::CSV->error_diag (); open my $fh, "<:encoding(utf8)", "test.csv" or die "test.csv: $!"; while ( my $row = $csv->getline( $fh ) ) { $row->[2] =~ m/pattern/ or next; # 3rd field should match push @rows, $row; } $csv->eof or $csv->error_diag(); close $fh; $csv->eol ("\r\n"); open $fh, ">:encoding(utf8)", "new.csv" or die "new.csv: $!"; $csv->print ($fh, $_) for @rows; close $fh or die "new.csv: $!"; # # parse and combine style # $status = $csv->combine(@columns); # combine columns into a string $line = $csv->string(); # get the combined string $status = $csv->parse($line); # parse a CSV string into fields @columns = $csv->fields(); # get the parsed fields $status = $csv->status (); # get the most recent status $bad_argument = $csv->error_input (); # get the most recent bad argument $diag = $csv->error_diag (); # if an error occured, explains WHY $status = $csv->print ($io, $colref); # Write an array of fields # immediately to a file $io $colref = $csv->getline ($io); # Read a line from file $io, # parse it and return an array # ref of fields $csv->column_names (@names); # Set column names for getline_hr () $ref = $csv->getline_hr ($io); # getline (), but returns a hashref $eof = $csv->eof (); # Indicate if last parse or # getline () hit End Of File $csv->types(\@t_array); # Set column types