#!/usr/bin/perl -w @names = qw/fred barney wilma betty/; @in; $count = 0; print "\n\n\n"; # just some dumb formatting while ($in[$count] !~ /q/i) { print "\nPlease enter a number: "; chomp($in[$count]); count++; } foreach $x (@in) { print $names[$x]; print "\n"; } print "\n\n\ndone.\n\n\n"; # just more formatting and so I know it's "done"