time(1tcl)


time -- time the execution of a script

Synopsis

time script [count]

Description

This command calls the Tcl interpreter count times to evaluate script (or once if count isn't specified). It then returns a string of the form:

503 microseconds per iteration

which indicates the average amount of time required per iteration, in microseconds. Time is measured in elapsed time, not CPU time.


30 January 1998
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