#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; while ( ) { chomp; my $fname = $_; print qq(\nBefore: $fname\n); my $extra = ''; $fname =~ s/$extra//; $fname =~ s/`/ /; print qq( After: $fname\n); } exit; __DATA__ 2025-05-05`09:22:00 7,674 -rw-rw-rw- C:\~Zipfile\H\HelpingHand\Software\DevTools\.edit.current 2025-05-05`09:22:00 7,674 -rw-rw-rw- C:\PerlApps\H\HelpingHand\Software\DevTools\.edit.current 2025-05-05`09:22:00 5,448 -rw-rw-rw- C:\~Zipfile\B\Bat\pics\.edit.current