$dest =~ s/\//\\/g; # Rewritten: $dest =~ s#/#\\#g; # Singular character $dest =~ s{/}{\\}g; # Paired characters #### @sortedarraydirectory = @arraydirectory; @sortedarraydirectory = sort @sortedarraydirectory # Change to 1 command: @sortedarraydirectory = sort @arraydirectory;