$platform = "VMWARE"; my $platform_poll = `rsh lcla238 -l root find /nightly_results/today/$platform_poll_pkg.log`; if(($platform_poll) && (`rsh lcla238 -l root cat /nightly_results/today/$platform_poll_pkg.log` =~ /All done/)){ print "Hello\n"; }else{ print"file doesnot exist !!!\n"; }