"preprocess" The value should be a code reference. This code reference is used to preprocess the current directory. The name of the currently pro- cessed directory is in $File::Find::dir. Your preprocessing function is called after "readdir()", but before the loop that calls the "wanted()" function. It is called with a list of strings (actually file/directory names) and is expected to return a list of strings. The code can be used to sort the file/directory names alphabeti- cally, numerically, or to filter out directory entries based on their name alone. When follow or follow_fast are in effect, "prepro- cess" is a no-op.