C:\Daten\perl>cat match.pl #!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; my $var = 'Sensor30'; while () { print if /^>?\Q$var\E$/; } __DATA__ >Sensor30 >FooSensor30 > Sensor30 Sensor300 Sensor30 >Sensor3 C:\Daten\perl>perl match.pl >Sensor30 Sensor30