I'm taking a different stab at your problem. I'm not 100% sure about your intent, but if I understand your problem, here is a solution. (I'm sure that there will be more elgant prose to accomplish) 
my @the_files = ('apple', 'pear', 'food');
my %image_hash = ('a'=>'z', 'o'=>'u', );

foreach my $file (@the_files) {
    my $newFile = $file;
    foreach my $key (keys %image_hash) {
        my $replaceVal = %image_hash->{$key};
        $newFile =~ s/$key/$replaceVal/g;
    }
    print "move $file, $newFile or die 'Bummer!' \n"; 
}

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This performs all s// actions in the hash on each file name. The output from the above snippit is: 
move apple, zpple or die 'Bummer!' 
move pear, pezr or die 'Bummer!' 
move food, fuud or die 'Bummer!'

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In reply to Re: How do I move array contents into a directory? by FlatBallFlyer
in thread How do I move array contents into a directory? by tonyz

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