monitoring file like tail -f in perl

I want to monitor a daemon's logs that updates randomly through the day and night. Is there a way to open the log file and read the new records as they come in the same way as tail -f does? Thanks Ken -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: monitoring file like tail -f in perl

Ken Foskey wrote: I want to monitor a daemon's logs that updates randomly through the day and night. Is there a way to open the log file and read the new records as they come in the same way as tail -f does? Sure, look on cpan for File::Tail::App and File::Tail -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [E

Re: monitoring file like tail -f in perl

On May 29, 2006, at 18:19, Ken Foskey wrote: I want to monitor a daemon's logs that updates randomly through the day and night. Is there a way to open the log file and read the new records as they come in the same way as tail -f does? Sure, with File::Tail for example. -- fxn -- To un