I'm using Perl to take a textfile and run a processor intensive activity on each line. I'd like to speed up the program by taking advantage of the dual processor Linux box on which it runs.

My plan is to fork a child then let the parent and child both do the processor intensive work simultaneously.

My problem is how to orchestrate the distribution of the textfile so that the parent grabs a line, the child grabs the next line and so on to EOF.

I've looked into perlipc but am not sure which strategy will work. I've searched perlmonks but have not had any luck in finding this problem described.

Thanks for any insight you may have.
Bob <monks.20.bheckel@spamgourmet.com>

In reply to Process file simultaneously after forking by bheckel

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