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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+#
+# Cat file to terminal at particular speed of lines per second
+# https://superuser.com/a/526249
+#
+# Usage: cat-lps.pl [lps] [file]...
+#
+
+use warnings;
+use strict;
+use Time::HiRes qw|time|;
+
+my $start=time;
+my $lps=300;
+
+$lps=shift @ARGV if @ARGV && $ARGV[0]=~/^(\d+)$/;
+my $sleepPerLine=1/$lps;
+
+print &&
+    select undef,undef,undef,($start + $sleepPerLine*$. - Time::HiRes::time)
+    while <>