Continual Execution

[Guest_imported]

Hello,

I am trying to read a logfile to send mail notifications when certain entries are made. I want my script to read the file to the end, and continue waiting for new entries to come in. I would like it to run constantly, but have no idea how to do this. Could someone please give me some ideas?

Thanks,

Oister

 

[stillflame]

`man tail`
specifically, the '-f' option "If you think you're too small to make a difference, try spending a night in a closed tent with a mosquito."

 

[justice41]

You can also do this with Perl. It explains how in the perlfaq's.

http://perldoc.com/perl5.8.0/pod/perlfaq5.html#How-do-I-do-a-tail--f-in-perl-

jaa