I put it in a simple sub. Easy to adjust if you want to include additional parameters such as a pre or post message. 
countdown(10);

sub countdown($) {
    #countdown(seconds);
    my ($duration) = @_;
    my $end_time = time + $duration;
    my $time = time;
    while ($time < $end_time) {
        $time = time;
        printf("\r%02d:%02d:%02d", ($end_time - $time) / (60*60), ($en
+d_time - $time) / (60) % 60,($end_time - $time) % 60); #00:00:10
        $|++;
        sleep 1;
    }
}

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countdown(10, "before", "after");

sub countdown($$$) {
    #countdown(seconds, "premessage", "postmessage");
    my ($duration, $premessage, $postmessage) = @_;
    my $end_time = time + $duration;
    my $time = time;
    while ($time < $end_time) {
        $time = time;
        printf("\r%s %02d:%02d:%02d %s", $premessage, ($end_time - $ti
+me) / (60*60), ($end_time - $time) / (60) % 60,($end_time - $time) % 
+60, $postmessage); #before 00:00:10 after
        $|++;
        sleep 1;
    }
}

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In reply to Re^2: PERL Countdown Timer by Anonymous Monk
in thread PERL Countdown Timer by vicpylon

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