Working on Unix + Perl scripting, we had an issue with processing and storing the log file on the local folder which causes lot of burden on the server as we have lot of such log files.

Right now, we are processing the log file @ /var/tmp path. Which saves some amount of time and the copies the file to our local folder which takes some more time.

One thought in my mind was that what if I could create a symbolic link for the /var/tmp file instead of copying it helps in reducing the log file time.

Tried with the above idea and had seen issues like content was not visible in Unix and not able to open in WINSCP (short cut is shown-up in red mark). Surprised to see this issue !

One more though is that what if we process all the log data in an array and move this array content to a local file.

We have different servers to do our work. To make my idea work, what kind of setting we need ?

Not sure of the side effects of using the symbolic link.

are there any alternate ways to resolve the issue ?

Files do caching already, so your array idea will not help.

You need to actually show what you tried to do and what error you got if you want help fixing it.

smallpond,

Let me explain you a little more here, when I say log file it means a kind of print statements to collect the pass/fail info and if I run the make file the logs/print-statements corresponding to the make file steps. It could be anything a print statement stored in a log file or redirected to the log file.

Coming to your question. What I have tried ?

I made a symbolic link to the log file(/var/tmp/ which consumes less time to process and store in the path and I am okay with it) and then copying the file to local path.

what is the error message ?

Soft link file created by me is not showing any content in Unix. When I tried to see in winscp the file in red and not able to open it.

How many computers are you talking about? You want to create a symlink from one computer to another?

Yes,code executes on different servers and the /var/tmp path log file is stored on the GPS(General Purpose Server)and then copied.

winscp does not follow symbolic links to directories.

Unix follows Symbolic links right ? If it works with Unix that`s fine for me.

Yes, Uinx follows the symolic links and if the link is broken some where in the code/script Winscp would not support the broken link Where as in case of Unix it provides the output.

Thank you for your valuable suggestion.