use strict;
use warnings;

sub run_and_log {
  my $aCmds = $_[0];

  # things to do before doing any command
  # hint - if you can do it for the first command and then
  # treat it as already done for each of the rest, it
  # belongs here - example: you only need to open the log
  # file once for the first command.  All the rest of the
  # commands can reuse the LOG file handle

  foreach my $cmd (@$aCmds) {
     #things that need to be redone for each command
  }
  # things to do after all commands are done
  # hint: these are usually cleanup tasks: e.g. closing
  # file handles or printing the total number of successful
  # or unsuccessful commands
}

run_and_log(\@ARGV);