Jan-Pieter Cornet wrote: > > So, TIMTOTDI squared (look ma', no perl!). This does the same as > date +%s too: > > echo|awk '{print systime()}' >
But not in Solaris which is where the OP's original hack was born. You need gawk: echo|gawk '{print systime()}' My favorite absurd method in Solaris is: truss date 2>&1 |awk '/time/ {print $NF}' dp _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html