Re: monitor unix file for string

jamesjesse68@xxxxxxxxx writes:

Hello,

I have a requirement to monitor a log file in unix using perl 5.8.
Needed is detection of "error" in a line appended to the file.

'perldoc -q tail'

Also need to detect if "complete" is not found after, say, 5 hours
after invocation.

'perldoc -f alarm'

might be two useful pointers.

//Makholm
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