my ($LOGFILE, @content) = ("/home/admin/logs/check_jvm/check_jvm_$LOGTIME.log"); open LOG, "<$LOGFILE" or die "open($LOGFILE) failed - $!"; chomp(@content = ); close LOG; my @args = ("/home/admin/bin/email.ksh", @content, "Web Server Issue", "PROD", "/home/admin/logs/check_jvm/EmailAlert.log"); system(@args) == 0 or die "system @args failed: $?"