Re: run command every x seconds

while (1) {
   # do something, then…
   sleep( $x );
   # maybe do something else...
}
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In the context of a Tk GUI, you probably want to check out something called "Tk::after" (I'm not sure how to link to an online man page for that, but if you have Perl Tk installed, just run "perldoc Tk::after")

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Re^2: run command every x seconds (Tk links) by kcott (Archbishop) on Feb 27, 2014 at 07:56 UTC
"... "Tk::after" (I'm not sure how to link to an online man page for that, ..." I keep these two bookmarked for quick reference: Links to the core Tk modules and related documentation Links to the user contributed Tk::* modules -- Ken	[reply]
Re^2: run command every x seconds by amboxer21 (Sexton) on Feb 27, 2014 at 04:48 UTC
Thanks this looks very promising. I am having a look now. I'd rather use metacpan than perldoc. https://metacpan.org/pod/Tk::after	[reply]
Re^3: run command every x seconds by graff (Chancellor) on Feb 27, 2014 at 05:01 UTC
Dude, web sites of man pages are like processed sugar (and they vanish when connectivity goes away). Perldoc is salt of the earth, mother's milk, Popeye's Spinach, manna from heaven, food of the gods, chicken soup for the programmer's soul, Breakfast of Champions, … and it's ready to serve your reading pleasure pretty much whenever and wherever perl itself can run. You gotta love it.	[reply]