#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $start = time(); while (1) { my $buffer = (time() - $start); ($buffer, my $seconds) = (int $buffer/60, $buffer % 60); ($buffer, my $minutes) = (int $buffer/60, $buffer % 60); ($buffer, my $hours) = (int $buffer/24, $buffer % 24); my $days = $buffer; print "Duration: ${days}d ${hours}h ${minutes}m ${seconds}s\n"; sleep (300); }