In Perl, how do I output (print) all lines that follow a string?

Question

I need to process a log file. I send it to Perl via <STDIN> . I need to output only the summary, which follows a line that contains several equal signs.

The summary is the last bit in the daily log. So, I need everything starting after the line with the = s through EOF.

I tried using a while loop with a " next unless " but I could not get that to work.

Answer 1

You need a flag or two loops.

---

Includes the trigger line in the output:

perl -e'
   while (<>) {
      last if /===/;
   }

   if (defined($_)) {
      print;
      while (<>) {
         print;
      }
   }
' log

perl -ne'print if $print ||= /===/' log

---

Doesn't include the trigger line in the output:

perl -e'
   while (<>) {
      last if /===/;
   }

   if (defined($_)) {
      while (<>) {
         print;
      }
   }
' log

perl -ne'last if /===/; END { print while <> }' log

perl -ne'print if $print; $print ||= /===/' log

perl -ne'print unless 1 .. /===/' log