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  1. or download this
    C:\usr\local\share\PassThru\perl>perl -wMstrict -e "sub p { local $, =
    + qq{: }; print $], scalar(localtime), @_ }; alarm 2; $SIG{ALRM}=sub{p
    + qq{Timeout reached\n} }; p qq{before I hit enter\n}; <>; p qq{after 
    +I hit enter\n}"
    5.026002: Fri Jul 20 12:20:40 2018: before I hit enter
    ...
    5.026002: Fri Jul 20 12:21:05 2018: before I hit enter
    never saw the timeout, so hit enter
    5.026002: Fri Jul 20 12:21:21 2018: after I hit enter
    
  2. or download this
    pryrt@pryrtdebian:~$ perl -wMstrict -e 'sub p { local $, = qq{: }; pri
    +nt $], scalar(localtime), @_ }; alarm 2; $SIG{ALRM}=sub{p qq{Timeout 
    +reached\n} }; p qq{before I hit enter\n}; <>; p qq{after I hit enter\
    +n}'
    5.020003: Fri Jul 20 12:23:50 2018: before I hit enter
    ...
    5.020003: Fri Jul 20 12:24:22 2018: before I hit enter
    counted to about 15, never saw timeout, typed this, hit ENTER
    5.020003: Fri Jul 20 12:24:24 2018: Timeout reached  5.020003: Fri Jul
    + 20 12:24:57 2018: after I hit enter
    
  3. or download this
    __WINDOWS__
    C:\usr\local\share\PassThru\perl>perl -wMstrict -le "$a=time;$SIG{ALRM
    +}=sub{$b=time};alarm 2;<>;print $b-$a"
    ...
    pryrt@pryrtdebian:~$ perl -wMstrict -le '$a=time;$SIG{ALRM}=sub{$b=tim
    +e};alarm 2;<>;print $b-$a'
    
    2
    
  4. or download this
    __WINDOWS__
    C:\usr\local\share\PassThru\perl>perl -wMstrict -le "$a=time;$SIG{ALRM
    +}=sub{$b=time};alarm 2;<>;print $b-$a;sleep 5; print $b-$a"
    ...
    Use of uninitialized value $b in subtraction (-) at -e line 1, <> line
    + 1.
    -1532115756
    10
    
  5. or download this
    __LINUX__
    peter@peterjonesdebian:~$ perl -wMstrict -le '$a=time;$SIG{ALRM}=sub{$
    +b=time};alarm 2;<>;print $b-$a;sleep 5;print $b-$a'
    
    2
    2