I am reading some parameters (from user input) from a .txt file and want to make sure that my script could read it even a space or tab is left before that particular parameter by user.

Also if I want to add a comment for each parameter followed by # , after the parameter (e.g 7870 # this is default port number) to let the user know about the parameter

How can I achieve it in same file?

Right now, I am using split /\|\s/.

Code:

$data_file="config.txt";
open(RAK, $data_file)|| die("Could not open file!");
@raw_data=<RAK>; 

@Ftp_Server =split(/\|\s/,$raw_data[32]);

config.txt (user input file)

PING_TTL   |   1
CLIENT_PORT |   7870
FTP_SERVER  |   192.162.522.222

Could any body suggest me a robust way to do it?

/rocky