# Opens $dir and counts number of files opendir(DIR, $dir); LINE: while(my $FILE = readdir(DIR)) { next LINE if($FILE =~ /^\.\.?/); $fCount++; } closedir(DIR); # Opens $dirL and counts number of files opendir(DIRL, $dirL); LINE: while(my $FILE2 = readdir(DIRL)) { next LINE if($FILE2 =~ /^\.\.?/); $fCountL++; } closedir(DIRL);