@files = <$svn_root>; foreach (@files) { $next_backup_file = "weekly-full-backup-$_." . 'date +%Y%m%d'; $youngest = 'svnlook youngest $svn_root/$_'; chomp $youngest; print "Backing up $_ to revision $youngest\n"; $svnadmin.cmd = "svnadmin dump --revision 0:$youngest $svn_root/$_ > $backup_dir/$next_backup_file" ;