[alex@rand alex]$ perl -de 1 Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.19 Editor support available. Enter h or `h h' for help, or `man perldebug' for more help. main::(-e:1): 1 DB<1> @file1=qw/dave bob rich jim/; DB<2> @file2=qw/dave rich/; DB<3> foreach(@file1){$list{$_}=1;} DB<4> foreach(@file2){delete $list{$_};} DB<5> print "Remaining elements " . join("; ",keys %list) . "\n"; Remaining elements jim; bob DB<6>