parn.pl: use strict; use warnings; $| ++; print "Entering parn.pl...\n"; my $chld; open($chld, "perl -w chld.pl|") || die "failed to open child process\n"; my @ready; while (1) { my $from_chld = <$chld>; print $from_chld * 2, "\n"; } chld.pl: use strict; use warnings; $| ++; while (<>) { if ($_ < 100) { print "$_"; } }