David Dumas writes: >> $ time ssh pergolesi.debian.org "sleep 5; echo done" >> done >> >> real 0m2.957s > > The problem is not universal: > > $ uname -a > Linux feynman 2.6.7.2004-07-11feynman-amd64 #3 Sun Jul 11 03:09:04 EDT > 2004 x86_64 GNU/Linux > $ time sleep 5 > > real 0m5.001s > user 0m0.000s > sys 0m0.002s
Note the difference in command lines: Ian ran "time" on an outside machine, so that the machine was not timing its own "sleep" command. This bug is probably one[1] that has been discussed at some length on the linux-kernel list (after it showed up here). [1]- http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0406.2/0182.html and the ensuing thread. Michael Poole
