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time(3tcl) Tcl Built-In Commands time(3tcl) 





NAME


time - Time the execution of a script






SYNOPSIS


time script ?count?










DESCRIPTION


This command will call the Tcl interpreter count times to
    evaluate script (or once if count isn't specified). It will
    then return a string of the form




503 microseconds per iteration



which indicates the average amount of time required per iteration, in
  microseconds. Time is measured in elapsed time, not CPU time.





EXAMPLE


Estimate how long it takes for a simple Tcl for loop to
    count to a thousand:




time {


    for {set i 0} {$i<1000} {incr i} {


        # empty body


    }
}










SEE ALSO


clock(3tcl)








KEYWORDS


script, time







  

    
    Tcl