my @tmp = qw/1.zip 2.zip 3.zip 4.zip 5.zip 6.zip 7.zip 8.zip 9.zip/; Directory location: Source----- Destination /home/svr/1.0 /home/des/Disk1/Linux /CD_RH_1 /CD_RH_2 /CD_RH_3 /CD_RH_4 foreach (@tmp) to find /home/svr/1.0/CD_RH_2/1.zip => 2 gb [copy to destination] /home/svr/1.0/CD_RH_1/2.zip => 1 gb [copy to destination] --------------So only 1.zip and 2.zip can fit in /home/des/Disk1/Linux Adding 3.zip would go over 4 gb --------------mkdir /home/des/Disk2/Linux /home/svr/1.0/CD_RH_3/3.zip => 2gb [copy to destination] --------------only 3.zip can ! fit in /home/des/Disk2/Linux Adding 4.zip would go over 4 gb --------------mkdir /home/des/Disk3/Linux /home/svr/1.0/CD_RH_4/4.zip => 2.5gb [copy to destination] /home/svr/1.0/CD_RH_2/5.zip => .5mb [copy to destination] /home/svr/1.0/CD_RH_1/6.zip => .25gb [copy to destination] /home/svr/1.0/CD_RH_3/7.zip => 112.5mb [copy to destination] /home/svr/1.0/CD_RH_4/8.zip => 22.5mb [copy to destination] /home/svr/1.0/CD_RH_4/9.zip => 122.5kb [copy to destination] --------------copy 4.zip 5.zip 6.zip 7.zip 8.zip 9.zip to /home/des/Disk3/Linux