use warnings; use strict; open( F1, "subsettest.txt" ) or die "file1: $!"; open( F2, "subsettest1.txt" ) or die "file2: $!"; while ( my$s1 = ) { my$s2 = ; if ( $s1 =~ /^>/ ) { print $s1; } else { chomp $s1; print "$s1\n$s2"; } } close F1; close F2; exit;