#!/usr/bin/perl $file = '/home/user/dir'; print "Enter filename to search\n"; chomp ($file = ); if (-e $file) { die "File already Exists!\n"; } unless (-e $file) { @appfiles = glob "*"; open(@appfiles, '>>/home/user/dir'); print "List of all the files in the directory:\n"; print "@appfiles\n"; } close(@appfiles);