#!/perl/ -w @nums=(); #array of numbers $count=0; #count of numbers while(<>){ chomp($input=$_); if($input ne ''){ $nums[$count++]=$input; } else{last;} } @nums= sort {$a<=>$b} @nums; print "\nminimum number: $nums[0]"; print "\nmaximum number: $nums[$#count]";