BSD derived boxes have the ^T status available... see below from my Freebsd 2.2.7 box (AMD 586/133) Script started on Tue Oct 20 08:42:46 1998 #134 i4got:/home/pechter>^T load: 0.22 cmd: ksh 15420 [ttyin] 0.03u 0.06s 0% 472k Script done on Tue Oct 20 08:42:54 1998 Bill (wishing for both Tops-20 and Vax/Vms on my pc) +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Bill and/or Carolyn Pechter | pechter(a)shell.monmouth.com | | Bill Gates is a Persian cat and a monocle away from being a villain in | | a James Bond movie -- Dennis Miller | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+