> w | head -1 | awk '{ print $3 }' > > is less keystrokes than "uptime" :) > Oh, I didn't mention that real geeks have a somewhat different geometric space in which they perform keystroke counting. Andy > Adam Maloney > Systems Administrator > Sihope Communications > > On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 andy at theasis.com wrote: > > > > of course everyone is going to say uptime, but real geeks cat /proc/uptime > > > ;) > > > > No, I think the *real* geek would think of that, but opt for the solution > > with fewer keystrokes. Geek would instead go for the letter "w". But > > perhaps the excessive output would be deemed undesirable, and so the > > ultimate result would be along the lines of creating "alias u = 'uptime'". > > This has the added advantage of customizing one's personal environment so > > that it's more obscure to the layman. > > > > Andy > > > > > Thank You, > > > Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >