print "@arr2"; output: mcs scr tsz unh print "@arr1"; output: spec.srn.1235 spec.mcs.1235 #### foreach $strfile (@arr1) { @arr3 = split(/[.\n]/, $strfile); if (grep (/^@arr3[1]$/, @arr2)) { print "Entered in IF"; } else { print "Entered in ELSE"; } }