sub pad { my ($str, $padSize, $padChar, $dir) = @_; my $padding = ""; my $padLength = ""; if ($#_ == 2) { $dir = "right"; } if (length($str) < $padSize) { $padLength = $padSize - length($str); $padding = "$padChar" x $padLength; if ($dir eq "right") { $str = $str . $padding; } else { $str = $padding . $str; } } return $str; }