"how do I do the the match to see if the file is 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 digits long and how would I add the characters to the front of the files and get those first 3 digits??"

use printf or sprintf:

printf("%06d\n",$_) for (123, 1234, 12345, 123456);

my $val = sprintf("%06d",123);

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To get the first three digits: 
my $name = '012345';
my ($three) = $name =~ /^(\d\d\d)/;

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You might want to look at File::MMagic if you have to ensure that the files really are jpg's.

UPDATE:
more code for you :) 

use strict;

while (<DATA>) {
   chomp;
   my ($numbs) = $_ =~ /^(\d+)/;
   my $formatted = sprintf("%06d",$numbs) . '.jpg';
   my ($dir) = $formatted =~ /^(\d\d\d)/;
   print "filename: $formatted\t\tdirname: $dir\n";   
}

__DATA__
123.jpg
1234.jpg
12345.jpg
123456.jpg

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jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)

In reply to (jeffa) Re: File Name Pattern by jeffa
in thread File Name Pattern by LostS

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