Question

How can I get a list of certain files read into an array.

I have several files that are structured like this:

12345_lrg.jpg
12445_sml.jpg
14445_sml.jpg
12345_lrg.jpg
42345_lrg.jpg

I need to only get the “_sml.jpg” returned into a array.

Answer 1

If this is for perl code, as your tags imply, then you would typically use grep:

my @all = qw(
    12345_lrg.jpg
    12445_sml.jpg
    14445_sml.jpg
    12345_lrg.jpg
    42345_lrg.jpg
);

my @sml = grep /_sml\.jpg$/i, @all;