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@@ -589,6 +589,12 @@ The number of seconds since shell invocation. If this parameter
is assigned a value, then the value returned upon reference
will be the value that was assigned plus the number of seconds
since the assignment.
+
+Unlike other special parameters, the type of the tt(SECONDS) parameter can
+be changed using the tt(typeset) command. Only integer and one of the
+floating point types are allowed. For example, `tt(typeset -F SECONDS)'
+causes the value to be reported as a floating point number. The precision
+is six decimal places, although not all places may be useful.
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