progress.pl - Start a long task and give a periodic progress.
perl progress.pl
Shows how to start a task in parallel with a timeouts in order to provide a feedback.
To install Parallel::SubFork, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Parallel::SubFork
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Parallel::SubFork
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.