opendir DIR, "dirname";
@files = readdir DIR;
closedir DIR;

for $file (@files) {
  do whatever you want ...
}

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for $file (@files) {
  next if $file =~ /^.+/;
}

##</code><code>##

for $file (@files) {
  next if $file !~ /\.whatever/;
  do your stuff here
}

##</code><code>##

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