@file = `ls *[a-z].jpg`; foreach $filename (@file) { chomp($filename); $filename2 = $filename; $filename2 =~ s/[a-z].jpg/.jpg/ig; if (`diff $filename $filename2` eq '') { print "$filename and $filename2 are the same: delete $filename\n"; unlink($filename); } else { print "!!!! $filename is different\n"; } }