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Re: time builtin handles backgrounding poorly
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Jack Lloyd |
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Re: time builtin handles backgrounding poorly |
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Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:03:44 -0400 |
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On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 10:21:26PM -0400, Chet Ramey wrote:
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> `time' is not a builtin; it is a shell reserved word that causes timing
> information to be printed when `waitpid' returns. It's a synchronous
> operation that doesn't interact as you'd like with job control.
Ah, I see. Is there any recommended way to disable time entirely?
alias time="command time"
seems to work, just wondering if there is a better solution.
-Jack