Magic variable for entire command, including &&
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I'm trying to write a little function for bash like so:
alias timesec='/usr/bin/time --format="%C took %e seconds"'
prun() {
echo $ $@
timesec $*
}
But when I use it, I get:
mpen@mpen:/topsecret$ prun echo foo && echo bar
$ echo foo
foo
echo foo took 0.00 seconds
bar
I want that first line to say $ echo foo && echo bar
and the timesec
should also apply to the entirety of the command (echo foo && echo bar
) not just the first half.
How would I do this?
bash
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I'm trying to write a little function for bash like so:
alias timesec='/usr/bin/time --format="%C took %e seconds"'
prun() {
echo $ $@
timesec $*
}
But when I use it, I get:
mpen@mpen:/topsecret$ prun echo foo && echo bar
$ echo foo
foo
echo foo took 0.00 seconds
bar
I want that first line to say $ echo foo && echo bar
and the timesec
should also apply to the entirety of the command (echo foo && echo bar
) not just the first half.
How would I do this?
bash
1
No way. That's the reason why thetime
reserved word exists in bash.
– hek2mgl
Nov 22 at 3:56
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up vote
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I'm trying to write a little function for bash like so:
alias timesec='/usr/bin/time --format="%C took %e seconds"'
prun() {
echo $ $@
timesec $*
}
But when I use it, I get:
mpen@mpen:/topsecret$ prun echo foo && echo bar
$ echo foo
foo
echo foo took 0.00 seconds
bar
I want that first line to say $ echo foo && echo bar
and the timesec
should also apply to the entirety of the command (echo foo && echo bar
) not just the first half.
How would I do this?
bash
I'm trying to write a little function for bash like so:
alias timesec='/usr/bin/time --format="%C took %e seconds"'
prun() {
echo $ $@
timesec $*
}
But when I use it, I get:
mpen@mpen:/topsecret$ prun echo foo && echo bar
$ echo foo
foo
echo foo took 0.00 seconds
bar
I want that first line to say $ echo foo && echo bar
and the timesec
should also apply to the entirety of the command (echo foo && echo bar
) not just the first half.
How would I do this?
bash
bash
asked Nov 22 at 2:00
mpen
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No way. That's the reason why thetime
reserved word exists in bash.
– hek2mgl
Nov 22 at 3:56
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No way. That's the reason why thetime
reserved word exists in bash.
– hek2mgl
Nov 22 at 3:56
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No way. That's the reason why the
time
reserved word exists in bash.– hek2mgl
Nov 22 at 3:56
No way. That's the reason why the
time
reserved word exists in bash.– hek2mgl
Nov 22 at 3:56
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You can use the TIMEFORMAT
variable to customize the output of bash's time
builtin:
cmd="/bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar"
# See man bash for the TIMEFORMAT variable
PREV_TIMEFORMAT="${TIMEFORMAT}"
TIMEFORMAT="The command ${cmd} took %lR"
# You could use time eval "${cmd}". I don't recommend that
time /bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar
Output:
foo
bar
The command /bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar took 0m0.00s
Note: The above "solution" doesn't work when you use bash's echo
builtin.
How does this solution work with variables though? That's the part I'm having trouble with.
– mpen
Nov 23 at 19:05
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You can use the TIMEFORMAT
variable to customize the output of bash's time
builtin:
cmd="/bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar"
# See man bash for the TIMEFORMAT variable
PREV_TIMEFORMAT="${TIMEFORMAT}"
TIMEFORMAT="The command ${cmd} took %lR"
# You could use time eval "${cmd}". I don't recommend that
time /bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar
Output:
foo
bar
The command /bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar took 0m0.00s
Note: The above "solution" doesn't work when you use bash's echo
builtin.
How does this solution work with variables though? That's the part I'm having trouble with.
– mpen
Nov 23 at 19:05
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You can use the TIMEFORMAT
variable to customize the output of bash's time
builtin:
cmd="/bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar"
# See man bash for the TIMEFORMAT variable
PREV_TIMEFORMAT="${TIMEFORMAT}"
TIMEFORMAT="The command ${cmd} took %lR"
# You could use time eval "${cmd}". I don't recommend that
time /bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar
Output:
foo
bar
The command /bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar took 0m0.00s
Note: The above "solution" doesn't work when you use bash's echo
builtin.
How does this solution work with variables though? That's the part I'm having trouble with.
– mpen
Nov 23 at 19:05
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up vote
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up vote
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You can use the TIMEFORMAT
variable to customize the output of bash's time
builtin:
cmd="/bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar"
# See man bash for the TIMEFORMAT variable
PREV_TIMEFORMAT="${TIMEFORMAT}"
TIMEFORMAT="The command ${cmd} took %lR"
# You could use time eval "${cmd}". I don't recommend that
time /bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar
Output:
foo
bar
The command /bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar took 0m0.00s
Note: The above "solution" doesn't work when you use bash's echo
builtin.
You can use the TIMEFORMAT
variable to customize the output of bash's time
builtin:
cmd="/bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar"
# See man bash for the TIMEFORMAT variable
PREV_TIMEFORMAT="${TIMEFORMAT}"
TIMEFORMAT="The command ${cmd} took %lR"
# You could use time eval "${cmd}". I don't recommend that
time /bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar
Output:
foo
bar
The command /bin/echo foo && /bin/echo bar took 0m0.00s
Note: The above "solution" doesn't work when you use bash's echo
builtin.
edited Nov 22 at 4:17
answered Nov 22 at 4:11
hek2mgl
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How does this solution work with variables though? That's the part I'm having trouble with.
– mpen
Nov 23 at 19:05
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How does this solution work with variables though? That's the part I'm having trouble with.
– mpen
Nov 23 at 19:05
How does this solution work with variables though? That's the part I'm having trouble with.
– mpen
Nov 23 at 19:05
How does this solution work with variables though? That's the part I'm having trouble with.
– mpen
Nov 23 at 19:05
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No way. That's the reason why the
time
reserved word exists in bash.– hek2mgl
Nov 22 at 3:56