foreach $file(@end) { open FILE, "$file" || die "Cannot open: $!\n"; while ($line = ) { chomp $line; next if ($line =~ /unknown|shutdown|NONE/); ($as,$as_name,$nbr,$rtr,$int,$address,$int_name,$ifindex,$vpi,$vci) = split(' ',$priv_line); $end{$int_name} = $rtr; } }