my ($array1ref, $array2ref) = @_; my @array1 = @$array1ref; my @array2= @$array2ref; my $array1count = scalar @array1; my $array2count = scalar @array2; my $count = 0; for (my $array1index = 0; $array1index < $array1count; $array1index++) { for (my $array2index = 0; $array2index < $array2count; $array2index++) { if ($array1[$array1index] eq $array2[$array2index]) { $count++; } } } print "$count"; print " matches found"; print $/;