my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year) = localtime(time); my $time = sprintf("%0.2d:%0.2d:%0.2d",$hour,$min,$sec); my $date = sprintf("%0.4d/%0.2d/%0.2d",$year+1900,++$mon,$mday); my $timestamp = "Beginning at $time on $date"; print $timestamp . "\n";