1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/time.c b/miscutils/time.c
index dd0c0208a..e377bb6b7 100644
--- a/miscutils/time.c
+++ b/miscutils/time.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 //usage:       "Run PROG, display resource usage when it exits\n"
 //usage:     "\n        -v      Verbose"
 //usage:     "\n        -p      POSIX output format"
+//usage:     "\n        -f FMT  Custom format"
 //usage:     "\n        -o FILE Write result to FILE"
 //usage:     "\n        -a      Append (else overwrite)"
 
@@ -415,7 +416,8 @@ int time_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int time_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 {
         resource_t res;
-        const char *output_format = default_format;
+        /* $TIME has lowest prio (-v,-p,-f FMT overrride it) */
+        const char *output_format = getenv("TIME") ? : default_format;
         char *output_filename;
         int output_fd;
         int opt;
@@ -425,11 +427,12 @@ int time_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 OPT_p = (1 << 1),
                 OPT_a = (1 << 2),
                 OPT_o = (1 << 3),
+                OPT_f = (1 << 4),
         };
 
         opt_complementary = "-1"; /* at least one arg */
         /* "+": stop on first non-option */
-        opt = getopt32(argv, "+vpao:", &output_filename);
+        opt = getopt32(argv, "+vpao:f:", &output_filename, &output_format);
         argv += optind;
         if (opt & OPT_v)
                 output_format = long_format;