my @LIBS = ("lib1", "lib2", "lib3"); my $MACHINES_PATH = $ENV{'SYSTEM_HOME'}; my $LIBS_PATH = $MACHINES_PATH."/testlib"; my $MACHINES_LIST = $MACHINES_PATH."/machines.txt"; my $SSH_USER = "abc"; my $SSH_CMD = "/usr/bin/ssh"; open (MYFILE,"<$MACHINES_LIST") or die "Could not open the file $MACHINES_LIST, $!"; my @HOSTS = ; foreach my $BOX (@HOSTS) { chomp $BOX; `$SSH_CMD $SSH_USER\@$BOX -o BatchMode=yes ConnectionAttempts=5 ConnectTimeout=5 \"cd $LIBS_PATH \&\& files_DEL(@LIBS)"`; } sub files_DEL { my @LIB_FILES = shift; foreach my $lib (@LIB_FILES) { print "deleting file $lib\n"; system("rm -rf $lib"); } } #### xx@sbi-126:/x02/abc>./filedel.pl bash: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `libcudart.so.4.1.28' bash: -c: line 0: `ConnectionAttempts=5 ConnectTimeout=5 cd /x02/abc/testlib && files_DEL(lib1 lib2 lib3)' ssh: Could not resolve hostname : Name or service not known xx@sbi-126:/x02/abc>