That is not what I want.

Sorry.... could have fooled me considering the logic in your original post.

If I break your code down into pseudo-code it reads like this:

open a pipe to the tail -f command for a logfile (unnamed)
iterate over the pipe

if less than 3 files are in array
if the line matches a (undetermined) IP address
push the line into an array
otherwise
exit the program
Iterate over the contents of the array
print line

Part of the art of getting good answers on Perl Monks is being concise about your questions and not leaving what you are after up to the interpretation of the reader.

Once again I will attempt to extrapolate what you are after. You code will work better if you don't put the print lines in and change the exit for last.

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