times

Additional Notes

times is a shell command used to show shell and child process times. It displays accumulated process times for the shell and its child processes.

times is a Bash builtin that reports user and system CPU time. It is useful for profiling shell script performance.

Syntax

times [arguments]

Parameters

• options: Flags that change how times behaves.
• arguments: Values consumed by the shell builtin or script command.
• command: Command line to run, test, wrap, or control.

Common Options

• --help: Show command help when supported.
• --version: Show version information when supported.

Examples

times --help
man times

Practical Notes

Options can vary by distribution and package version. Use man times, times --help, or the package documentation for exact syntax.