[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have an application system command that is like tail -f in UNIX and
> I want to say
> 
> x=1
> while x < 10
> do
>         'command'  append to log
>         print "\n" append to log
>         issue HANGUP or KILL SIGNAL
>         x+=1
> done
> 
> How do I issue a hangup signal to this process using perl?

I'm not sure I understand your problem, but the perl way to send a signal is
with the kill() function. The way to catch a signal is by installing a
handler using the %SIG hash.

perldoc -f kill
perldoc perlipc


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