TIME(1)TIME(1)NAME
time - time command execution
SYNOPSIS
time command [ arg ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Time executes the command with the given arguments, and reports on
standard error the command's load time, real time for execution, and
the total, in seconds. The load time is just the time for time itself
to load command; loads done later by the command are included in the
real time. To time a pipeline, use the -c option to sh(1):
time sh -c 'ps | grep Sh'
SOURCE
/appl/cmd/time.b
SEE ALSOsh(1), sys-millisec(2)BUGS
There is no way to measure CPU time (real or virtual) used by a com‐
mand.
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