--- a/testing/timeit.sh
+++ b/testing/timeit.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# "man 1 time" for details
-export TIME="%U seconds"
-
 add()
 {
-	if ! dc -e ""; then
+	if ! dc p >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	        echo you do not have dc, so I cannot add these numbers...
 	        exit 1
 	fi
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@
 	tot=0
 
 	while read n; do
-	        tot=`dc -e "$n $tot + pop" 2> /dev/null`
+	        tot=`dc $n $tot + p 2> /dev/null`
 	done
 
 	echo $tot seconds
@@ -34,7 +31,7 @@
 
 if [ ! $3 ] || [ $2 == "-h" ] || [ $2 == "--help" ]; then
 	echo
-	echo Syntax: ./timeit.sh patternfile kernel\|userspace all\|print\|real [data_files]
+	echo Syntax: .//usr/bin/timeit.sh patternfile kernel\|userspace all\|print\|real [data_files]
 	echo
 	echo \"kernel\" uses the kernel pattern and library
 	echo \"userspace\" uses userspace pattern and library
@@ -72,12 +69,12 @@
 if [ $3 == "all" ]; then
 	echo Using all characters
 	if [ $2 == "kernel" ]; then
-		if ! ./randchars | time $speedprog "`extract $1`" verbose; then
+		if ! ./randchars | /usr/bin/time $speedprog "`extract $1`" verbose 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep user | cut -d\  -f2; then
 			echo $speedprog failed. > /dev/stderr
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	else
-		if ! ./randchars | time $speedprog -f "$1" -v; then
+		if ! ./randchars | /usr/bin/time $speedprog -f "$1" -v 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep user | cut -d\  -f2; then
 			echo $speedprog failed. > /dev/stderr
 			exit 1
 		fi
@@ -85,12 +82,12 @@
 elif [ $3 == "print" ]; then
 	echo Using only printable characters
 	if [ $2 == "kernel" ]; then
-		if ! ./randprintable | time $speedprog "`extract $1`" verbose; then
+		if ! ./randprintable | /usr/bin/time $speedprog "`extract $1`" verbose 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep user | cut -d\  -f2; then
 			echo $speedprog failed. > /dev/stderr
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	else
-		if ! ./randprintable | time $speedprog -f "$1" -v; then
+		if ! ./randprintable | /usr/bin/time $speedprog -f "$1" -v 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep user | cut -d\  -f2; then
 			echo $speedprog failed. > /dev/stderr
 			exit 1
 		fi
@@ -107,12 +104,12 @@
 				printf $f\\t
 				#echo `extract $1`
 				if [ $2 == "kernel" ]; then
-					if ! cat $f | time $speedprog "`extract $1`" 2> /dev/stdout | tee -a tmp.$$; then
+					if ! cat $f | /usr/bin/time $speedprog "`extract $1`" 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep user | cut -d\  -f2 | tee -a tmp.$$; then
 						echo $speedprog failed. > /dev/stderr
 						exit 1
 					fi
 				else
-					if ! cat $f | time $speedprog -f "$1" 2> /dev/stdout | tee -a tmp.$$; then
+					if ! cat $f | /usr/bin/time $speedprog -f "$1" 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep user | cut -d\  -f2 | tee -a tmp.$$; then
 						echo $speedprog failed. > /dev/stderr
 						exit 1
 					fi
@@ -123,12 +120,12 @@
 		for f in data/*; do
 			printf $f\\t
 			if [ $2 == "kernel" ]; then
-				if ! cat $f | time $speedprog "`extract $1`" 2> /dev/stdout | tee -a tmp.$$; then
+				if ! cat $f | /usr/bin/time $speedprog "`extract $1`" 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep user | cut -d\  -f2 | tee -a tmp.$$; then
 					echo $speedprog failed. > /dev/stderr
 					exit 1
 				fi
 			else
-				if ! cat $f | time $speedprog -f "$1" 2> /dev/stdout | tee -a tmp.$$; then
+				if ! cat $f | /usr/bin/time $speedprog -f "$1" 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep user | cut -d\  -f2 | tee -a tmp.$$; then
 					echo $speedprog failed. > /dev/stderr
 					exit 1
 				fi
@@ -137,7 +134,7 @@
 	fi
 
 	printf Total:\ 
-	cat tmp.$$ | cut -d\  -f 2 | add
+	cat tmp.$$ | cut -ds -f 1| add
 
 	rm tmp.$$
 else
