c:\test>perl -le"++$n for 1..1e2; system qq[tasklist /nh /fi \"pid eq $$\"] " perl.exe 7500 Console 1 5,716 K c:\test>perl -le"++$n for 1..1e3; system qq[tasklist /nh /fi \"pid eq $$\"] " perl.exe 3676 Console 1 5,712 K c:\test>perl -le"++$n for 1..1e4; system qq[tasklist /nh /fi \"pid eq $$\"] " perl.exe 6048 Console 1 5,732 K c:\test>perl -le"++$n for 1..1e5; system qq[tasklist /nh /fi \"pid eq $$\"] " perl.exe 5648 Console 1 5,720 K c:\test>perl -le"++$n for 1..1e6; system qq[tasklist /nh /fi \"pid eq $$\"] " perl.exe 8620 Console 1 5,736 K #### c:\test>perl -le"@a = 1 .. 1e6; system qq[tasklist /nh /fi \"pid eq $$\"] " perl.exe 2664 Console 1 109,576 K