sub output { my ($handle, $widget, $tx) = @_; if (sysread ($handle, $_, 128)) { $tx->insert('end', $_); # Append the data read $tx->yview('end'); } else { $tx->insert('end', "\nALL DONE\n"); $tx->yview('end'); $widget->fileevent($handle, "readable", undef); # cancel binding ###----->>> Add in cancel routine here if you want to exit gracefully return; } $widget->idletasks; }