How to measure an operation's duration in terminal, not in code

Question

For example, I need to do "make " for some software. I want to measurement how long this is going take.

Is there easy and accurate way to do so?

Note that there is a `time` built-in and a more complete `/usr/bin/time` program. — Coren, Mar 07 '12 at 07:30

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '12 at 06:49

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You can use the shell builtin time. Just write it in front of the usual command like: time make.

answered Mar 07 '12 at 06:49

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