On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 07:59:53AM -0500, Craig wrote: > system "tail -f /var/log/messages"; > > or > > exec "tail -f /var/log/messages";
or `tail -f /var/log/messages` Although this won't fork your program and -f means it follows the file updates. For this you can use the CPAN module File::Tail -- Frank Booth - Consultant Parasol Solutions Limited. (www.parasolsolutions.com) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
