# Read in output my $content; while( my $line = <> ) { print $line; } #### root@dev [/projects/stdin]# head /var/log/messages | ./test Oct 7 01:30:02 dev modprobe: FATAL: Module ip_tables not found. Oct 7 02:00:01 dev last message repeated 3 times Oct 7 02:30:01 dev last message repeated 6 times Oct 7 03:00:01 dev last message repeated 3 times Oct 7 03:30:01 dev last message repeated 3 times Oct 7 04:00:02 dev last message repeated 3 times Oct 7 04:30:02 dev last message repeated 6 times Oct 7 05:00:01 dev last message repeated 3 times Oct 7 05:30:01 dev last message repeated 3 times