#!/bin/bash rand=`od -An -N1 -d /dev/random | tr -d '[:blank:]'` sleep_time=`expr ${rand} % 10 + 1` before=`date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'` echo "${before} >>> start ${0} (PID: $$, argv: ${1}, sleep_time: ${sleep_time})" sleep ${sleep_time} after=`date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'` echo "${after} <<< end ${0} (PID: $$, argv: ${1}, sleep_time: ${sleep_time})"