sub random_file { my @dirs = @_; my $rule = Path::Iterator::Rule->new; # match anything $rule->file->size(">10k"); # add/chain rules # iterator interface my $next = $rule->iter( @dirs ); my $random_file; my $i = 0; while ( my $file = $next->() ) { if( rand $i++ < 1 ){ $random_file = $file; } } return $random_file; }