#!/usr/local/bin/perl @months = qw(Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec); @weekDays = qw(Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun); ($second, $minute, $hour, $dayOfMonth, $month, $yearOffset, $dayOfWeek, $dayOfYear, $daylightSavings) = localtime(); $year = 1900 + $yearOffset; $theTime = "$hour:$minute:$second, $weekDays[$dayOfWeek] $months[$month] $dayOfMonth, $year"; print $theTime;