time
time — gives command execution times.
Syntax
time (iterations, !command)
Arguments
- iterations
- The number of times to execute the command.
- command
- Any Gamma or Lisp command.
Returns
The number of seconds consumed performing the
command for the given number of
iterations.
Description
This function performs the command
for the given number of iterations
and returns the clock time consumed. This does not break
down the time into user and system time. Times on
successive calls to this function will differ slightly due
to operating system requirements, garbage collection and
active timers.
Example
Gamma> time(10, list(1,2,3));
3.297225339338183403e_05
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