Thank you for the reply

There is really no way for me to post my entire script as it is too long and on my unix box and it cannot be connected to the internet...

I will post some of the script here that I've been working on

my $count = 0;

$array_length = grep m/^.*\n/, @storage; #Storage array contains my fi
+le.. Use grep to get the number of sentences

for (my $i = 0; $i <= $array_length; $i++)
{
  my $x = 1;

  if ($storage[$i] eq $storage[$x])
  {
    $count++;
  }

  $x++;
}
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That will return the number of matches of the first 12 sentences in the file... until it hits a line that is not like the first 12...

I do not know how to make it gather a count of all of the lines that are the same and return a count for each of them

Hi, gather a count of all of the lines that are the same
You may have to check each of the lines, because not all the lines are the same. e.g

User logged in successfully at 10:35:33
User logged in successfully at 10:35:34
User logged in successfully at 10:35:35
User logged in successfully at 10:35:37
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The lines above are not the same, because of the changing time the user logged in.
If you tell me, I'll forget.
If you show me, I'll remember.
if you involve me, I'll understand.
--- Author unknown to me

Yes... sorry, those were bad examples...

I have truncated all of the garbage that is different, such as the time the user logged in... The lines are the same in my script but I just can't figure out how to make the script keep a running total of each line that is the same as another line... I'm thinking I may have to use a LOT of variables to keep totals, or use the database suggested...