function runl() {
  if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
    CMDLINE=${@:1:$#-1};
    DATE=$(date '+%T %B %d %Y');
    LOGFILE=${@:(-1)};
    ( echo -e 'DATE: '${DATE}'\n''CMDLINE: '${CMDLINE}'\n' | tee "${LOGFILE}"
      (eval time "${CMDLINE}") |& tee -a "${LOGFILE}" && exit $PIPESTATUS )
  else
    echo "${FUNCNAME} <command> <logfile>"
  fi
}