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At 2003-08-14T17:58:01Z, Stephen Hilton <nospam@hiltonbsd.com> writes:

> I still am wondering why the date command does not have a format string
> for seconds (down to 100th's) like "+%ss" and also why the time command
> stops at 100th's when other programs resolve time to 5 or 6 decimal place=
s?

My guess is that its margin of error, given the nondeterministic influence
of a few forks etc., is probably too big to give a more precise answer.
=2D-=20
Kirk Strauser

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