Number of Syscalls ID dash yash ash mksh bash-5 bash-4 zsh ysh osh Description 01 40 49 64 59 144 156 194 4601 5764 echo hi 02 90 100 114 117 207 232 250 4664 4649 date 03 90 100 114 131 207 232 250 4664 4649 date ; 04 98 116 123 132 269 292 281 4666 4666 trap 'echo mytrap' EXIT; date 05 98 112 123 132 233 256 278 4674 4674 date; echo hi 06 91 104 115 132 209 256 254 4674 4659 echo hi; date 07 132 149 158 189 268 313 318 4714 4699 date; date 08 132 149 158 189 292 313 319 4722 4707 { date; date; } 09 132 149 158 189 292 313 319 4722 4707 date; { date; } 10 149 171 175 198 310 331 373 4734 4734 . _tmp/sourced.sh 11 40 50 64 73 174 184 203 4601 4601 (echo hi) 12 90 101 114 133 239 262 256 4664 4649 (date) 13 90 102 114 133 247 270 262 4672 4657 ( ( date ) ) 14 98 114 123 134 249 272 290 4656 4656 ( ( date ) ); echo hi 15 91 105 115 134 241 264 260 4674 4659 echo hi; (date) 16 91 105 115 134 241 264 260 4674 4659 echo hi; (date;) 17 41 53 65 74 175 185 207 4624 4610 echo hi; (echo hi;) 18 92 108 116 147 242 285 264 4657 4642 echo hi; (echo hi; date) 19 48 62 73 74 176 186 231 4607 4607 ( echo hi ); echo hi 20 96 105 118 139 234 257 256 4663 4646 date > /tmp/redir.txt 21 93 119 117 141 242 265 259 4663 4646 (date;) > /tmp/sentence.txt 22 163 167 187 231 321 355 363 4743 4724 date 2> /tmp/stderr.txt | wc -l 23 48 57 70 66 154 166 201 4600 4600 echo hi > /tmp/redir.txt 24 43 60 67 81 177 187 205 4624 4610 (echo hi;) > /tmp/sentence.txt 25 115 119 139 174 264 285 312 4696 4677 echo hi 2> /tmp/stderr.txt | wc -l 26 98 113 123 146 262 284 287 4674 4674 (date; echo hi) 27 106 124 131 154 250 292 293 4681 4681 echo $(date) 28 55 73 81 93 185 194 237 4632 4632 echo $(echo hi) 29 106 125 131 154 279 300 299 4681 4681 echo $( ( date ) ) 30 114 138 140 169 282 303 328 4680 4680 echo $( ( date ); echo hi ) 31 48 62 73 74 176 186 231 4607 4607 ( echo hi ); echo done 32 157 162 183 226 318 352 360 4744 4725 date | wc -l 33 157 178 183 226 318 352 360 4609 4744 ! date | wc -l 34 107 112 133 167 261 282 310 4695 4676 echo a | wc -l 35 107 112 133 167 261 282 353 4677 4658 command echo a | wc -l 36 157 170 183 226 318 380 360 4726 4707 command date | wc -l 37 157 186 183 227 318 380 360 4591 4726 ! command date | wc -l 38 157 162 183 226 326 360 367 4744 4725 ( date ) | wc -l 39 140 171 195 200 298 318 319 4714 4714 date | read x 40 108 115 134 168 262 283 289 4678 4659 { echo a; echo b; } | wc -l 41 110 132 135 169 264 285 320 4690 4690 { echo a; echo b; } | wc -l; echo done 42 159 167 185 241 350 383 344 4729 4710 { echo a; date; } | wc -l 43 108 115 134 168 262 283 317 4678 4659 ( echo a; echo b ) | wc -l 44 108 116 134 168 272 293 324 4688 4669 ( echo a; echo b ) | ( wc -l ) 45 109 120 135 183 302 322 305 4689 4670 { echo prefix; ( echo a; echo b ); } | ( wc -l ) 46 54 66 78 82 201 210 233 4624 4624 echo hi & wait 47 104 117 128 142 258 280 283 4665 4665 date & wait 48 117 137 139 178 287 307 325 4674 4674 echo hi | wc -l & wait 49 167 188 189 237 344 377 374 4741 4741 date | wc -l & wait 50 105 125 129 143 296 318 290 4667 4667 trap 'echo mytrap' EXIT; date & wait 51 168 195 190 238 398 431 381 4735 4735 trap 'echo mytrap' EXIT; date | wc -l & wait 52 112 133 136 153 326 346 318 4679 4679 { trap 'echo mytrap' EXIT; date; } & wait TOTAL 5486 6240 6800 8061 13481 14764 15232 243045 244023