use warnings; my $count = 0; foreach $i ($elt) { $execute = system($command . $i); if ( $execute > 0 ) { $counter++; chomp($i); printf "%s\n%-45s%s%s%4s%s",color('white'),$elt, color('reset'),color('red'),'[DEAD]',color('reset'); } elsif ( $execute == 1 >> 8) { chomp($i); printf "%s\n%-45s%s%s%4s%s",color('white'),$elt, color('reset'),color('green'),'[ Ok ]',color('reset'); $count++; } } } } print "$count";