LanX@MDXN MINGW64 / $ ls -l file* -rw-r--r-- 1 LanX 1049089 0 Jan 21 23:12 file1 -rw-r--r-- 1 LanX 1049089 2 Jan 21 23:13 file3 LanX@MDXN MINGW64 / $ perl -e'while(<>){1;}continue{print "---$ARGV\n" if eof;}; print $!' file1 file2 file3 Can't open file2: No such file or directory at -e line 1. ---file3