$CDs = '/usr/local/opt/podcasts/CDs'; sub dir_addup { my $st = stat($File::Find::name); $dir_total += $st->size; } find(\&dir_addup, $CDs); some stuff, including creating subdir and adding files therein find(\&dir_addup, $CDs); Use of uninitialized value $cwd_untainted in chdir at /usr/share/perl5/File/Find.pm line 282. Use of uninitialized value $cwd in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/perl5/File/Find.pm line 283. Can't cd to : No such file or directory