diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 74d237ade0c..2a75418a55f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ compiler: clang
 install:
   - echo "$PWD"
   - if [ -n "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" ] && [ "$PACKAGE" != CHECK ]; then  DO_IGNORE=FALSE;  for ARG in $(echo "$PACKAGE");do if [ "$ARG" = "Maintenance" ]; then continue; fi; . $PWD/.travis/test_package.sh "$PWD" "$ARG";  echo "DO_IGNORE is $DO_IGNORE";  if [ "$DO_IGNORE" = "FALSE" ]; then  break; fi; done; if [ "$DO_IGNORE" = "TRUE" ]; then travis_terminate 0; fi;fi
-  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of \%C -- \%E (real)' bash .travis/install.sh
+  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of %C -- %E (real)' bash .travis/install.sh
   - export CXX=clang++ CC=clang;
 before_script:
   - wget -O doxygen_exe https://cgal.geometryfactory.com/~mgimeno/doxygen_exe
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ before_script:
   - sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/doxygen
   - mkdir -p build
   - cd build
-  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of \%C -- \%E (real)' cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=c++11" -DCGAL_HEADER_ONLY=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE=-DCGAL_NDEBUG -DWITH_examples=ON -DWITH_demos=ON -DWITH_tests=ON ..
-  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of \%C -- \%E (real)' make
-  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of \%C -- \%E (real)' sudo make install &>/dev/null
+  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of %C -- %E (real)' cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=c++11" -DCGAL_HEADER_ONLY=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE=-DCGAL_NDEBUG -DWITH_examples=ON -DWITH_demos=ON -DWITH_tests=ON ..
+  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of %C -- %E (real)' make
+  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of %C -- %E (real)' sudo make install &>/dev/null
   - cd ..
 script:
   - cd ./.travis
-  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of \%C -- \%E (real)' bash ./build_package.sh $PACKAGE
+  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of %C -- %E (real)' bash ./build_package.sh $PACKAGE
 notifications:
   email:
     on_success: change
diff --git a/.travis/build_package.sh b/.travis/build_package.sh
index 809d6629220..e7bf90935a1 100755
--- a/.travis/build_package.sh
+++ b/.travis/build_package.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ set -e
 
 CXX_FLAGS="-DCGAL_NDEBUG -ftemplate-backtrace-limit=0"
 
-function time {
+function mytime {
   /usr/bin/time -f "Spend time of %C: %E (real)" "$@"
 }
 
 function build_examples {
   mkdir -p build-travis
   cd build-travis
-  time cmake -DCGAL_DIR="/usr/local/lib/cmake/CGAL" -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${CXX_FLAGS}" ..
-  time make -j2
+  mytime cmake -DCGAL_DIR="/usr/local/lib/cmake/CGAL" -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${CXX_FLAGS}" ..
+  mytime make -j2
 }
 
 function build_tests {
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ function build_demo {
       EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS="-Werror=inconsistent-missing-override"
       ;;
   esac
-  time cmake -DCGAL_DIR="/usr/local/lib/cmake/CGAL" -DCGAL_DONT_OVERRIDE_CMAKE_FLAGS:BOOL=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${CXX_FLAGS} ${EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS}" ..
-  time make -j2
+  mytime cmake -DCGAL_DIR="/usr/local/lib/cmake/CGAL" -DCGAL_DONT_OVERRIDE_CMAKE_FLAGS:BOOL=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${CXX_FLAGS} ${EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS}" ..
+  mytime make -j2
 }
 old_IFS=$IFS
 IFS=$' '
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ cd $ROOT
      [ "$ARG" = Polygon_mesh_processing ] || [ "$ARG" = Property_map ] ||\
      [ "$ARG" = Surface_mesh_deformation ] || [ "$ARG" = Surface_mesh_shortest_path ] ||\
      [ "$ARG" = Surface_mesh_simplification ]; then
-    time sudo bash .travis/install_openmesh.sh
+    mytime sudo bash .travis/install_openmesh.sh
   fi
 
 
   if [ "$ARG" = "CHECK" ]
   then
     cd .travis
-    time ./generate_travis.sh --check
+    mytime ./generate_travis.sh --check
     cd ..
     IFS=$old_IFS
-    time zsh $ROOT/Scripts/developer_scripts/test_merge_of_branch HEAD
+    mytime zsh $ROOT/Scripts/developer_scripts/test_merge_of_branch HEAD
     #test dependencies 
     cd $ROOT
-    time bash Scripts/developer_scripts/cgal_check_dependencies.sh --check_headers /usr/bin/doxygen
+    mytime bash Scripts/developer_scripts/cgal_check_dependencies.sh --check_headers /usr/bin/doxygen
 
     cd .travis
   	#parse current matrix and check that no package has been forgotten
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ cd $ROOT
     cd $ROOT
     mkdir build_test
     cd build_test
-    time cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install/ ..
-    time make install
+    mytime cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install/ ..
+    mytime make install
     # test install with minimal downstream example
     mkdir installtest
     cd installtest
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ cd $ROOT
     echo 'target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} CGAL::CGAL)' >> CMakeLists.txt
     echo '#include "CGAL/remove_outliers.h"' >> main.cpp
     cd build
-    time cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../install ..
+    mytime cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../../install ..
     cd ..
     exit 0
   fi
diff --git a/.travis/template.txt b/.travis/template.txt
index 64fa386792e..0958db78412 100644
--- a/.travis/template.txt
+++ b/.travis/template.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ compiler: clang
 install:
   - echo "$PWD"
   - if [ -n "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" ] && [ "$PACKAGE" != CHECK ]; then  DO_IGNORE=FALSE;  for ARG in $(echo "$PACKAGE");do if [ "$ARG" = "Maintenance" ]; then continue; fi; . $PWD/.travis/test_package.sh "$PWD" "$ARG";  echo "DO_IGNORE is $DO_IGNORE";  if [ "$DO_IGNORE" = "FALSE" ]; then  break; fi; done; if [ "$DO_IGNORE" = "TRUE" ]; then travis_terminate 0; fi;fi
-  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of \%C -- \%E (real)' bash .travis/install.sh
+  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of %C -- %E (real)' bash .travis/install.sh
   - export CXX=clang++ CC=clang;
 before_script:
   - wget -O doxygen_exe https://cgal.geometryfactory.com/~mgimeno/doxygen_exe
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ before_script:
   - sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/doxygen
   - mkdir -p build
   - cd build
-  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of \%C -- \%E (real)' cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=c++11" -DCGAL_HEADER_ONLY=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE=-DCGAL_NDEBUG -DWITH_examples=ON -DWITH_demos=ON -DWITH_tests=ON ..
-  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of \%C -- \%E (real)' make
-  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of \%C -- \%E (real)' sudo make install &>/dev/null
+  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of %C -- %E (real)' cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=c++11" -DCGAL_HEADER_ONLY=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE=-DCGAL_NDEBUG -DWITH_examples=ON -DWITH_demos=ON -DWITH_tests=ON ..
+  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of %C -- %E (real)' make
+  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of %C -- %E (real)' sudo make install &>/dev/null
   - cd ..
 script:
   - cd ./.travis
-  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of \%C -- \%E (real)' bash ./build_package.sh $PACKAGE
+  - /usr/bin/time -f 'Spend time of %C -- %E (real)' bash ./build_package.sh $PACKAGE
 notifications:
   email:
     on_success: change