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in thread How can I read just the end of a huge file?

A far better way is to use

...File::ReadBackwards or, perhaps, File::Tail.

And I think arturo was making a joke. (:

        - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")
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Re: (tye)Re: How can I read just the end of a huge file?
by webdaemon (Acolyte) on Mar 13, 2001 at 13:14 UTC
    if you're looking for fast code:

    $result=`tail your_file`;
    i do like this method even if it's more scripting than coding...
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