if ($VERBOSE) { PRINT ("SEARCHING: ", FormatPath ($PATH)); }              # original

$VERBOSE and printf "" %-8dSEARCHING: %s\n", $TOTAL, FormatPath ($PATH);  # Readable and understandable

printf " %-8dSEARCHING: %s\n", $TOTAL, FormatPath ($PATH) if $VERBOSE;    # unmaintanable