data.txt @gi AGATC + E/AA# 1 @gi1 ACCTA + /66AE 3 #### data1.txt @gi AGATC + //AA# 2 @gi1 ACCTA + #66AE 5 #### @gi AGATC + E/AA# 3 @gi1 ACCTA + /66AE 8 #### @gi AGATC + E/AA# 1 @gi1 ACCTA + /66AE 3 @gi AGATC + //AA# 2 @gi1 ACCTA + #66AE 5 #### my %compare; $/=""; while (<>) { chomp; my ( $key, $value ) = split('\t\s', $_); push( @{ $compare{$key} }, $value ); } foreach my $key ( sort keys %compare ) { my $tot = 0; my $file_count = @ARGV; for my $val ( @{$compare{$key}} ) { $tot += ( split /:/, $val )[0]; } if ( @{ $compare{$key} } >= $file_count) { print join( "\t", $key, $tot, @{ $compare{$key} } ), "\n\n"; } }