in reply to using a subroutine

Your call to remove will only ever remove the files from the last directory you read. @tmps = readdir(DIRS); should probably be push @tmps, readdir(DIRS);.

I second everyone else's comments about globals, etc..

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Re^2: using a subroutine
by xjlittle (Beadle) on Aug 10, 2004 at 00:05 UTC
    Oops you're correct. Using
     push @tmps,readdirs(DIRS)
    didn't delete the tmp files either.
    Back to the drawing board...
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