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in reply to RE: How can I keep track of the execution time of a script?
in thread How can I keep track of the execution time of a script?

Perhaps you wanted an END block instead of a DIE handler. 
END {
  warn "this script took ", time - $^T, " seconds\n";
}

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A die handler is only triggered on aborts. END blocks are triggered on all normal terminations, including aborts.

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker

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