# 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year,$wday,$yday,$isdst) = localtime(time); # $mon the month in the range 0..11 , with 0 indicating January and 11 $mon += 1; # $year contains the number of years since 1900. To get a 4-digit year write: $year += 1900;