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			27 lines
		
	
	
		
			486 B
		
	
	
	
		
			Groff
		
	
	
	
	
	
| .TH TIME 1
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| .SH NAME
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| time \- report how long a command takes
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| .SH SYNOPSIS
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| \fBtime \fIcommand\fR
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| .br
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| .de FL
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| .TP
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| \\fB\\$1\\fR
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| \\$2
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| ..
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| .de EX
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| .TP 20
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| \\fB\\$1\\fR
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| # \\$2
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| ..
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| .SH EXAMPLES
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| .EX "time a.out" "Report how long \fIa.out\fR takes"
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| .EX "time ls \-l *.c" "Report how long \fIls\fR takes"
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| .SH DESCRIPTION
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| .PP
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| The command is executed and the real time, user time, and system time (in
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| hours, minutes, and seconds) are printed.
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| Shell scripts cannot be timed.
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| .SH "SEE ALSO"
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| .BR times (2).
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