my @file_list = glob './paz0*/home/fdm*/lo­gs/*CYUTI*21*'; my $command = 'gzgrep "00380-1037" ".join(' ',@file_list); open my $cmdFH, '-|', $command or die "Error running gzgrep $!"; my @matches = {grep qr/isTempDisabled Y/} <$cmdFH>; close $cmdFH; print @matches;