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.TH sh_wasted.d 1m   "$Date: 2015/09/30 22:01:09 $" "USER COMMANDS"
.SH NAME
sh_wasted.d - measure Bourne shell elapsed times for "wasted" commands.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B sh_wasted.d
{ \-p PID | \-c cmd }	
.SH DESCRIPTION
This script measures "wasted" commands - those which are called externally
but are in fact builtins to the shell. Ever seen a script which calls
/usr/bin/echo needlessly? This script measures that cost.

Filename and call names are printed if available.
.SH OS
Any
.SH STABILITY
Evolving - uses the DTrace Shell provider, which may change 
as additional features are introduced. Check Shell/Readme
to see what version these scripts are based on.
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
Default output,
# 
.B sh_wasted.d
.PP
.SH FIELDS
.TP
FILE
Filename of the shell or shellscript
.TP
NAME
Name of call
.TP
TIME
Total elapsed time for calls (us)
.SH IDEA
Mike Shapiro
.PP
.SH DOCUMENTATION
See the DTraceToolkit for further documentation under the 
Examples, Notes and Docs directories. The example files may be
especially useful as they aim to demonstrate how to interpret
the output.
.SH EXIT
sh_wasted.d will run until Ctrl-C is hit.
.SH AUTHOR
Brendan Gregg
[CA, USA]
.SH SEE ALSO
dtrace(1M)