#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; # better to have it as a clearly defined parameter # mine is 500 for example my $MIN_USER_UID = 1000; $|++; open PASSWD, '/etc/passwd'; my @user; while (){ my @field = split /:/; system ("find '/home/u1' -user $field[0] -print >$field[0]") if($field[2] > $MIN_USER_UID); }