This snippet searches a log file for errors and warnings. It outputs those errors and warnings to an array. I grab this array from another file to post it in an applications message display on reboot after a power bump. Please let me know if there is a shorter way to do this. I'm a beginner so any comments are appreciated.
#!/opt/perl5/bin/perl5.005 -w

#File Name:  clean_start
#Author:  ###
#
#Description:  The purpose of this file is to search the #rc.log file 
+for errors and warnings. 
#status.  


use diagnostics;

open RC, "/etc/rc.log"                    
  or die "Can't open rc.log";

my @error = (grep /ERROR/i | /WARNING/i, <RC>);            

@message = join 'clean_start:', @error;    
print @message;                            
close RC;

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