Number of Syscalls ID dash ash mksh bash-5 bash-4 zsh ysh osh Description 01 40 64 59 144 156 197 4599 4599 echo hi 02 97 122 131 231 254 277 4662 4662 date 03 42 66 59 145 157 192 4599 4599 date ; 04 98 123 132 269 292 284 4664 4664 trap 'echo mytrap' EXIT; date 05 98 123 132 233 256 281 4664 4664 date; echo hi 06 98 123 132 233 256 281 4664 4664 echo hi; date 07 139 166 189 292 313 345 4712 4712 date; date 08 139 166 189 292 313 346 4712 4712 { date; date; } 09 139 166 189 292 313 346 4712 4712 date; { date; } 10 149 175 198 310 331 376 4724 4724 . _tmp/sourced.sh 11 47 72 73 174 184 230 4613 4613 (echo hi) 12 97 122 133 239 262 283 4662 4662 (date) 13 97 122 133 247 270 289 4662 4662 ( ( date ) ) 14 98 123 134 249 272 293 4664 4664 ( ( date ) ); echo hi 15 98 123 134 241 264 287 4664 4664 echo hi; (date) 16 98 123 134 241 264 287 4664 4664 echo hi; (date;) 17 48 73 74 175 185 234 4614 4614 echo hi; (echo hi;) 18 99 124 147 242 285 291 4665 4665 echo hi; (echo hi; date) 19 48 73 74 176 186 234 4615 4615 ( echo hi ); echo hi 20 105 128 139 234 257 280 4671 4671 date > /tmp/redir.txt 21 100 125 141 242 265 286 4671 4671 (date;) > /tmp/sentence.txt 22 164 187 231 321 355 366 4741 4741 date 2> /tmp/stderr.txt | wc -l 23 48 70 66 154 166 204 4608 4608 echo hi > /tmp/redir.txt 24 50 75 81 177 187 232 4622 4622 (echo hi;) > /tmp/sentence.txt 25 116 139 174 264 285 315 4694 4694 echo hi 2> /tmp/stderr.txt | wc -l 26 105 130 146 262 284 314 4678 4678 (date; echo hi) 27 106 131 154 250 292 296 4671 4671 echo $(date) 28 55 81 93 185 194 240 4622 4622 echo $(echo hi) 29 106 131 154 279 300 302 4671 4671 echo $( ( date ) ) 30 114 140 169 282 303 331 4688 4688 echo $( ( date ); echo hi ) 31 48 73 74 176 186 234 4615 4615 ( echo hi ); echo done 32 158 183 226 318 352 363 4734 4734 date | wc -l 33 158 183 226 318 352 363 4599 4734 ! date | wc -l 34 108 133 167 261 282 313 4685 4685 echo a | wc -l 35 108 133 167 261 282 356 4685 4685 command echo a | wc -l 36 158 183 226 318 380 363 4734 4734 command date | wc -l 37 158 183 226 318 380 363 4599 4734 ! command date | wc -l 38 158 183 226 326 360 370 4734 4734 ( date ) | wc -l 39 141 195 200 298 318 322 4704 4704 date | read x 40 109 134 168 262 283 319 4686 4686 { echo a; echo b; } | wc -l 41 110 135 169 264 285 323 4688 4688 { echo a; echo b; } | wc -l; echo done 42 160 185 241 350 383 377 4737 4737 { echo a; date; } | wc -l 43 109 134 168 262 283 320 4686 4686 ( echo a; echo b ) | wc -l 44 109 134 168 272 293 327 4686 4686 ( echo a; echo b ) | ( wc -l ) 45 110 135 183 302 322 338 4687 4687 { echo prefix; ( echo a; echo b ); } | ( wc -l ) 46 54 78 82 201 210 238 4614 4614 echo hi & wait 47 104 128 142 258 280 288 4663 4663 date & wait 48 117 139 178 287 307 330 4682 4682 echo hi | wc -l & wait 49 167 189 237 344 377 379 4731 4731 date | wc -l & wait 50 105 129 143 296 318 293 4665 4665 trap 'echo mytrap' EXIT; date & wait 51 168 190 238 398 431 384 4733 4733 trap 'echo mytrap' EXIT; date | wc -l & wait 52 112 136 153 326 346 323 4677 4677 { trap 'echo mytrap' EXIT; date; } & wait TOTAL 5567 6881 8002 13491 14711 15805 242896 243166