I need perl script to compare line from file1 with file2 and copy to final file, something like this: File1.txt: ASPO01 ASPO02 ASPO03 File2.txt: ASPO01 2013-11-10 19hrs ASPO10 2013-11-09 24hrs ASPO02 2013-11-08 10hrs ASPO16 2013-11-05 9hrs ASPO17 2013-11-06 6hrs ASPO03 2013-11-07 15hrs ASPO18 2013-11-02 25hrs ... Search into File2 and copy to final file called final.log, like this: final.txt: ASPO01 2013-11-10 19hrs ASPO02 2013-11-08 10hrs ASPO03 2013-11-07 15hrs Thanks for all good friends can help me!!!