open(FILE,"< f1.txt"); @linesf1=; close(FILE); open(FILE,"< f2.txt"); @linesf2=; close(FILE); foreach $linef1(@linesf1) { $found=0; chomp($linef1); foreach $linef2(@linesf2) { chomp($linef2); if($linef2=~/ $linef1/) { print "$linef1--->$`\n"; $found=1; } } if(!$found) { print "$linef1--->null\n"; } }