open (FILE, "<$list") or die "$list failed: $!\n"; chomp(@srvr = ); #note close (FILE); foreach $ARGV ( @ARGV ) { print "Comparing <$ARGV> to\n"; $exists = grep { print " <$_>\n"; $ARGV eq $_ } @srvr; if (!$exists) { print "Cant do this"; # exit (1); } }