No, the newbies use uptime, the wannabes cat /proc/uptime, but the real geeks can look at the memory usage to see how much has leaked, do some quick math in their heads, and determine the number of seconds the system has been running. Adam Maloney Systems Administrator Sihope Communications On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Ben Kochie wrote: > of course everyone is going to say uptime, but real geeks cat /proc/uptime > ;) > > Thank You, > Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net) > > *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] > | Unix/Linux Consulting | [ Haiku Error Message: ] > | PC/Mac Repair | [ Chaos reigns within. ] > | Networking | [ Reflect, repent, and reboot. ] > | http://nerp.net | [ Order shall return. ] > *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] > > "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends." > > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Andrew Nemchenko wrote: > > > Is there a command that would tell you how long your system has been up and > > running? > > > > > > > > ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $7.99/mo! ------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >