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On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Søren Schmidt wrote:

> Hmm, we don't even use it correctly ourselves, check /bin/sleep !!
> I have the fear that it also is the case in other places.

What do you mean exactly? I just look at /bin/sleep and not find
any non-POSIX behaviour...

> How on earth did POSIX come up with that behavior ??

It was even in early POSIX.1

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