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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/time/time.1')
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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/time/time.1 b/usr.bin/time/time.1 index b095281..a3f805f 100644 --- a/usr.bin/time/time.1 +++ b/usr.bin/time/time.1 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl a Ar file -.Op Fl f Ar file +.Op Fl o Ar file .Op Fl l .Ar command .Sh DESCRIPTION @@ -74,22 +74,14 @@ Append the output of to .Ar file instead of writing to stderr. -.It Fl f Ar file +.It Fl o Ar file Write the output to .Ar file instead of stderr. If .Ar file exists, then .Nm -will overwrite the file if premissions permit such an operation. -The output can be sent to stdout by giving -a file name -.Do -- -.Dc -to the -.Fl f -option. +will overwrite the file if its permissions allow it. .It Fl l The contents of the .Em rusage @@ -106,6 +98,24 @@ is available as to .Xr csh users. +.Sh NOTES +The output of +.Nm +can be directed to standard output by specifying +.Do +- +.Dc +as the argument to the +.Fl a +or +.Fl o +option. +.Pp +The +.Fl a +and +.Fl o +options are mutually exclusive. .Sh BUGS The granularity of seconds on micro processors is crude and can result in times being reported for CPU usage which are too large by |