perl -le '@full = ( 0..20 ); for $ea ( @full ) { print STDOUT "$ea: LIGHTS ON" if $ea =~ /6/ .. /10/; print STDOUT "$ea: LIGHTS OFF" if $ea =~ /15/ .. /20/; } ' __output__ 6: LIGHTS ON 7: LIGHTS ON 8: LIGHTS ON 9: LIGHTS ON 10: LIGHTS ON 11: LIGHTS ON 12: LIGHTS ON 13: LIGHTS ON 14: LIGHTS ON 15: LIGHTS ON 15: LIGHTS OFF 16: LIGHTS ON 16: LIGHTS OFF 17: LIGHTS ON 17: LIGHTS OFF 18: LIGHTS ON 18: LIGHTS OFF 19: LIGHTS ON 19: LIGHTS OFF 20: LIGHTS ON 20: LIGHTS OFF