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Measuring time within a script

This thread shows how to measure the time it takes to run a script. In my case, I am interested in measuring time between two points
within a script. Here is an example of how I would like to use this:
start_measuring_time
Line 1
Line 2
..
Line N
stop_measuring_time
show_elapsed_time

I would like the displayed time to be human readable (secs, min, hours, days, etc.), if possible. Any ideas how to do this?
/ shell-script

/ time

asked Aug 7 '11 at 19:08

user815423426
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2 Answers
You can use date util:
#!/bin/bash
start_measuring_time() {
read s1 s2 < <(date +'%s %N')
}
stop_measuring_time() {
read e1 e2 < <(date +'%s %N')
}
show_elapsed_time() {
echo "$((e1-s1)) seconds, $((e2-s2)) nanoseconds"
}
start_measuring_time
sleep 2
stop_measuring_time
show_elapsed_time

edited Aug 7 '11 at 19:54

answered Aug 7 '11 at 19:27

enzotib
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This will produce errors: the beginning and ending times need to be interpreted as seconds + nanoseconds together,
not separately - you can get things like negative values otherwise. rozcietrzewiacz Sep 1 '11 at 11:23
See my answer to this question for a way to solve this. rozcietrzewiacz Sep 1 '11 at 11:56

You could just use time :

time (
Line 1
Line 2
..
Line N
)

I think the output of time is human readable as is, but if your script is going to measure in days,

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answered Aug 7 '11 at 20:09
frabjous
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Thanks @frabjous! I think I will accept @enzotib's answer because it allows me to measure time in general control
ows (i.e. not just in linear ows). user815423426 Aug 12 '11 at 19:05

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