--- a/proc/whattime.c	2019-10-27 12:32:58.347231010 +0100
+++ b/proc/whattime.c	2021-01-04 22:54:30.997747773 +0100
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
   else
     updays = (int) uptime_secs / (60*60*24);
 
-  strcat (buf, "up ");
-  pos += 3;
+  //strcat (buf, "up ");
+  //pos += 3;
 
   if (!human_readable) {
     if (updays)
@@ -124,32 +124,32 @@
     }
 
     if (upyears) {
-      pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%d %s", comma > 0 ? ", " : "", upyears,
-                     upyears > 1 ? "years" : "year");
+      pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%d%s", comma > 0 ? ", " : "", upyears,
+                     upyears > 1 ? "y" : "y");
       comma += 1;
     }
 
     if (upweeks) {
-      pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%d %s", comma > 0 ? ", " : "", upweeks,
-                     upweeks > 1 ? "weeks" : "week");
+      pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%d%s", comma > 0 ? ", " : "", upweeks,
+                     upweeks > 1 ? "w" : "w");
       comma += 1;
     }
 
     if (updays) {
-      pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%d %s", comma > 0 ? ", " : "", updays,
-                     updays > 1 ? "days" : "day");
+      pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%d%s", comma > 0 ? ", " : "", updays,
+                     updays > 1 ? "d" : "d");
       comma += 1;
     }
 
     if (uphours) {
-      pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%d %s", comma > 0 ? ", " : "", uphours,
-                     uphours > 1 ? "hours" : "hour");
+      pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%d%s", comma > 0 ? ", " : "", uphours,
+                     uphours > 1 ? "h" : "h");
       comma += 1;
     }
 
     if (upminutes || (!upminutes && uptime_secs < 60)) {
-      pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%d %s", comma > 0 ? ", " : "", upminutes,
-                     upminutes != 1 ? "minutes" : "minute");
+      pos += sprintf(buf + pos, "%s%d%s", comma > 0 ? ", " : "", upminutes,
+                     upminutes != 1 ? "m" : "m");
       comma += 1;
     }
   }