my $date = `date +%Y%m%d`; my $tar = '.tar'; my $gz = '.gz'; my $dbfile = bugs_db_.$date.$gz."\n"; my $webfile = bugzilla_.$date.$tar.$gz."\n"; print $dbfile; print $webfile; exit; #### bugs_db_20150702 .gz bugzilla_20150702 .tar.gz #### bugs_db_20150702.gz bugzilla_20150702.tar.gz