sub move_logs { my ($logs, $target_path) = @_; # : (etc.) } # ... my $log_path = '\\\\10.1.1.5\\Weblogiclogs\\' . strftime( '%y%m%d%H%M', localtime); my $logs = "\\\\192.168.2.5\\Weblogiclogs\\*.log"; move_logs($logs, $log_path);