Like i have about 150 files with the ext. of .AUW The ext will change ever so often to .AU~

Like, ummm... what have you tried and failed?

Consider this option:

#
# handwaving enabled 
opendir(MYDIR,"/path/to/where/I/want/to/monitor")
     or die $!;
while(my $fname=readdir(DIR)){
    next unless $fname =~ m@.*\~$/
    | react here...
|
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Use the opendir/readir combination to read the direcotry you are monitoring and do a pattern match on the tilde at the end of the file name and react accordingly.

Now that I've shown you my code... show me yours!

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