Your bug report #7877: sleep takes undocumented hex args which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 7877@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 7877: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=7877 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems