#!/bin/perl @array1 = ("A2","A5","C1","G0","T3","T4"); @array2 = ("A2","A3","A5","G1","G0","G4"); #@array1 = sort { $a <=> $b } @a1; #@array2 = sort { $a <=> $b } @a2; for($i = 0; $i <= $#array1; $i++){ while ($array1[$i] eq $array2[$i]){ print $array1[$i]."\n"; last; } }