#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use Time::ParseDate;
my $date1=`date`;
my $ElpsedTime=parsedate($date1);
chomp $ElpsedTime;
print "seconds: $ElpsedTime\n";
$ElpsedTime=$ElpsedTime/60;
print "Minutes:$ElpsedTime\n";
-- Please install ParseDate package.