On 12/04/11 22:40, John Hasler wrote: > Scott Ferguson writes: >> Time *requires* a command before any arguments > > That's the builtin. Try "/usr/bin/time --version". 'Thanks John', but, please, read the original post:- http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/04/msg00446.html Cheers -- Tuttle? His name's Buttle. There must be some mistake. Mistake? [Chuckles] We don't make mistakes.