TIME(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   TIME(1)

NAME
       time - report how long a command takes

SYNOPSIS
       time command

EXAMPLES
       time a.out	   # Report how long a.out takes

       time ls -l *.c	   # Report how long ls takes

DESCRIPTION
       The  command  is executed and the real time, user time, and system time (in hours, minutes, and seconds) are printed.  Shell scripts cannot
       be timed.

SEE ALSO
       times(2).

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