#compare the commands in the arrays if (($commands_run[0] =~ /$commands[0]/) &&($commands_run[1] =~ /$commands[1]/) &&($commands_run[2] =~ /$commands[2]/) &&($commands_run[3] =~ /$commands[3]/) &&($commands_run[4] =~ /$commands[4]/)) { print "Test -----PASS\n"; } else { print "Test ---- FAIL\n"; }