[ale] timing a process/application/script

[hbbs at comcast.net (Jeff Hubbs)]

time <command>

Jim Popovitch wrote:
> I periodically execute a process or script where I want to measure the
> duration of execution.  Other than "date; ./script; date" is there a
> program that will execute a command line and report the number of
> seconds/minutes it takes to execute?
>
> Tia,
>
> -Jim P.
>
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