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
Jack Lloyd wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 10:21:26PM -0400, Chet Ramey wrote:
>> `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.
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Chet Ramey wrote:
> No, there's no way to wait for it.
Hmm... That does make it very difficult to actually use correctly.
If there are any practical uses I am missing seeing them. Any useful
examples? Is that enough of a misfeature to qualify as a bug?
Bob
