if ($whatever =~ m~$logs/access_log\.\d+\.gz~) {#something}

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open(TAR,"tar -czpf $target_file $logs/access_log\.d+\.gz |");

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tar: /wwwusr/www1/woodweb/logs/access_log.d+.gz: Cannot stat: No such file or directory