NAME

time − time a command

SYNOPSIS

time command

(XPG4 only.)  time [-p] utility [argument...]

DESCRIPTION

command is executed.  Upon completion, time prints the elapsed time during the command, the time spent in the system, and the time spent executing the command.  Times are reported in seconds. 

Execution time can depend on the performance of the memory in which the program is running. 

The times are printed on standard error. 

Options

time recognizes the following option:

-p (XPG4 only.) Writes the timing statistics to standard error. 

SEE ALSO

sh(1), timex(1), times(2). 

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

time: SVID2, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, POSIX.2

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 10.20:  July 1996