for my $source ( keys %dir ) { my $destination = $dir{$source}; find( sub { my $relativeName = $File::Find::name; $relativeName =~ s/$source//; my $sourceName = File::Spec->catdir( $source, $relativeName ); my $destinationName = File::Spec->catdir( $destination, $relativeName ); (...compare and backup if new or newer ...) }