#!/usr/bin/perl $|=1; system("date > /tmp/tmp.txt"); print STDERR "hello!\n"; my $header = <>; $_ = <>; my ($oid) = m/OBJECT (\d+)/; sleep (1); print "get $oid\n"; sleep(1); print "BYE SUCCESS\n"; @data = <>; print STDERR @data; print STDERR "Bye!\n";