Yes the % is only for the target files(ie 25% should be the extensions specified). Next the data structure would become very big as I have drives with minimum 100GB that means 25Gb(25%) minimum so the time would be quite high (Time for file::find and Filelist prparation + shuffle of filelist). So is there another workaround?

I saw this module File::Random which implements rand functions. I was thinking of using this module in a while loop to iterate over the directory till specified size is encountered. What do you think of this?

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. -Elbert Hubbard

In reply to Re^2: Random Files Recursively Form Directory by gautamparimoo
in thread Random Files Recursively Form Directory by gautamparimoo

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