The code:

use strict;

my @files = ("08","09");

for my $file (@files) {
    my @command = `ls -l|grep $file`;
    print "$file $#command\n";
}

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works as expected on my box. Your problem is probably in the ".....rest of the script...."

Update:Please create responses, rather than modifying your question. As it stands, your posted code will not work because the $file you pass to your system statement is not a file name. If you swap it for a command element, it still won't work because your ls -l returns more than just file names.

In reply to Re: Array problem......PLEASE HELP! by kennethk
in thread Array problem......PLEASE HELP! by green_lakers

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