#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w # force taint checks, and print warnings use strict; use File::Find; my $Start_dir = shift; die ">$Start_dir< is not a directory\n" if ! -d $Start_dir; find(\&process, $Start_dir); sub process { return if -e $Start_dir # return if -f $File::Find::name; # This is success - the file exist # return if -e $File::Find::name; print ">$File::Find::name < is not a file or was not found\n"; }