Paul Jarc wrote:
> date1=`perl -e 'print time()'`
> ...
> date2=`perl -e 'print time()'`
> interval=`expr "$date2" - "$date1"`
This general approach can be used without invoking any external programs:
date1=$SECONDS
...
date2=$SECONDS
interval=$(( $date2 - $date1 ))
Chet
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