You shouldn't make it more compact than this; enjoy! 
while (<$fh>) {
    if (/^M/) {
        my @output   = split('/');
        my $filename = $output[-1];
        chomp($filename);

        if ( $filename eq 'people.pdf' ) {
            $people = "1";
        }
        if ( $filename eq 'animal.pdf' ) {
            $animal = "1";
        }
        if ( $filename eq 'setup.msi' ) {
            $msi = "1";
        }
    }
}
if ( !( defined $people ) ) {
    print "People not found\n";
}
if ( !( defined $animal ) ) {
    print "animal not found\n";
}
if ( !( defined $msi ) ) {
    print "MSI file not found\n";
}
exit;

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In reply to Re: Perlish while loop by Anonymous Monk
in thread Perlish while loop by Sun751

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