my @everyfile = ( glob( "C:/input/*.htm" ), glob( "C:/input/*.doc" ), glob( "C:/input/*.pdf" ), ); my @oldfile = grep -M > 3, @everyfile; if( @oldfile ) { print "Delete files older than 3 days? [Y or N] \n"; chomp( $cleanup = ); if( $cleanup =~ /Y/i ) { unlink @oldfile; } else { print "\n <>\n"; } }