@files = qw/file1 file2 file3/; $cnt = unlink(@files); unless( scalar(@files) == $cnt ) { die("Problem unlinking $files[$cnt]! $!"); } #### Problem unlinking file2! No such file or directory at del.pl line 4. #### unless( $cnt == @files ) { die 'Problem unlinking ', $cnt, ' of ', scalar(@files), ' files! ', $!; }