ptime

Package: WA2L/WinTools 1.2.09
Section: General Commands (1)
Updated: 13 May 2026
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NAME

ptime - time a command

SYNOPSIS

WA2LWinTools/lib/[shell/]ptime

ptime command

ptime "command options..."

AVAILABILITY

WA2L/WinTools

DESCRIPTION

run the specified command and measure the execution time (run time) in seconds, accurate to 5 millisecond or better.

It is an automatic process timer, or program timer.

For example, to time the command "DIR C: /S" use:

  ptime "dir c: /s"

The specified command will be executed. Once it terminates, a final line such as the following will be displayed:

  Execution time: 5.675 s

The timer precision depends on the specific operating system. Under Windows NT, the precision is 5 milliseconds or better.

As a general rule, don't take the 3rd decimal point too seriously.

OPTIONS

usage message.

command

command to execute and measure execution time.

options

options for the given command.

ENVIRONMENT

EXIT STATUS

0

no error.

-1

usage printed.

FILES

EXAMPLES

NOTES

parts of this manpage were extracted from the ptime.txt readme file of Jem Berkes.

BUGS

AUTHOR

ptime was developed by Jem Berkes <jberkes@pc-tools.net> and integrated into WA2L/WinTools by Christian Walther. Send suggestions and bug reports regarding the integration to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net .

COPYRIGHT

This is free software; see WA2LWinTools/man/COPYING for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

This document was created by man2html, using the manual pages.
Time: 17:58:21 GMT, May 06, 2026