Look up the "use File::Tail;" Module. 
  # interval = first sleep time before checking file
  # maxinterval = max sleep time before check the file. It is random f
+rom 0 -> Max inteval
  # reset_tail = Action upon file being closed/reopened. 0 = Do nothin
+g, -1 = Read in all file, DEFAULT = -1.
  $filen=File::Tail->new(name=>$if, interval=>1, maxinterval=>5, reset
+_tail=>0);
  while(defined($line=$filen->read)) 
    {

    print "$line\n";

    }

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From there you can parse some time infomation with "time()" for epoch conversion in seconds. This will effectively open a "tail -f" to the file and read in the log as it's written to the file. $line is the latest line read from file. Joe

In reply to Re: How to read the last updated lines from a log file by t_rex_joe
in thread How to read the last updated lines from a log file by perladdict

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