Here is a corrected time.sh using /usr/bin/time date -u >time.log /usr/bin/time os-prober >> time.log 2>&1 date -u >> time.log and the corrected output time.log Thu Nov 12 21:32:12 UTC 2015 /dev/sda1:Windows 8 (loader):Windows:chain /dev/sdb6:Chapeau release 23 (Armstrong):Fedora:linux /dev/sdc6:Korora release 23 (Coral):Fedora1:linux:btrfs:UUID=5f629c52-1717-4d68-bb3b-61b36f8129bb:subvol=root /dev/sde4:Chapeau release 23 (Armstrong):Fedora2:linux 0.54user 0.45system 16:12.70elapsed 0%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 5636maxresident)k 195098inputs+9864outputs (0major+362653minor)pagefaults 0swaps Thu Nov 12 21:48:24 UTC 2015