> 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)
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