CentOS - Apr 2007 - time command

Hi

I am wanting to time how long it takes a couple commands to run.
I can do "time command" and it tells me.
How do I do multple commands at a time.
I tried:
time command; command
no good
time "command; command"
no good

I can make a script I guess but thought there was a more elegant way.

Thanks,

jerry

On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 01:34:23PM -0400, Jerry Geis
wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am wanting to time how long it takes a couple commands to run.
> I can do "time command" and it tells me.
> How do I do multple commands at a time.
> I tried:
> time command; command
> no good
> time "command; command"
> no good
If using shell builtin time:
time { cmd1; cmd2; }

or

time ( cmd1; cmd2 )

If using external command:
/usr/bin/time sh -c "cmd1; cmd2"

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lfr
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On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 01:34:23PM -0400, Jerry Geis wrote:
> I can do "time command" and it tells me.
> time command; command
No, because you're saying
  time command
  command
> time "command; command"
No because you're trying to run "command; command"

What you want is
  time ( command ; command )

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rgds
Stephen