[ed@deadbeef1 ed]$ perl russ.pl Benchmark: timing 1000000 iterations of Grep, Max, Ternary... Grep: 2 wallclock secs ( 2.01 usr + 0.00 sys = 2.01 CPU) @ 496364.52/s (n=1000000) Max: 5 wallclock secs ( 3.96 usr + 0.02 sys = 3.97 CPU) @ 251782.64/s (n=1000000) Ternary: 5 wallclock secs ( 2.32 usr + 0.00 sys = 2.32 CPU) @ 430976.43/s (n=1000000) [ed@deadbeef1 ed]$ perl -v This is perl, v5.6.0 built for alpha-linux Copyright 1987-2000, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5.0 source kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'. If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Page. [ed@deadbeef1 ed]$