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).