C:\test>timeit \perl64\bin\perl.exe -nle1 1GB.dat
Took: 9.687471720 seconds

C:\test>timeit \perl64\bin\perl.exe -nle1 1GB.dat
Took: 9.544258000 seconds

C:\test>timeit \perl64\bin\perl.exe -nle1 1GB.dat
Took: 9.708372520 seconds

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C:\test>timeit \perl64\bin\perl.exe -nle\"/\*/ and ++$c }{ print $c\" 1GB.dat
10217571
Took: 11.682412240 seconds

C:\test>timeit \perl64\bin\perl.exe -nle\"/\*/ and ++$c }{ print $c\" 1GB.dat
10217571
Took: 11.904963960 seconds

C:\test>timeit \perl64\bin\perl.exe -nle\"/\*/ and ++$c }{ print $c\" 1GB.dat
10217571
Took: 12.945696440 seconds

C:\test>timeit \perl64\bin\perl.exe -nle\"/\*/ and ++$c }{ print $c\" 1GB.dat
10217571
Took: 12.128623440 seconds