if ($removeall == 1) { unlink $origin; } elsif ($removeall == 0) { print "Remove '$origin'? ([Y]es, [N]o, [A]ll, ne[V]er; default: N) "; chomp(my $answer = lc()); print "answer: |$answer|\n" if (DEBUG); if (($answer eq 'y') or ($answer eq 'yes')) { unlink $origin; } if (($answer eq 'a') or ($answer eq 'all')) { unlink $origin; $removeall = 1; } if ($answer eq ('v' or 'never')) { $removeall = -1; } }