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How do I interpret the output of the "time" command?
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As per my understanding of the page: the first value is the time since the code execution started and ended, the second values is the time spent in usermode the third one being in kernel mode Is the 99.8% indicating time spent in kernel mode? Also, what does this indicate? The program definitely ta…
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time a.out 106.130u 0.000s 1:46.28 99.8% 0+0k 0+0io 83pf+0w
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From the manpage: The default format is: So, 106 seconds spent in userspace, 0 seconds in kernelspace, 1 minute and 46 seconds elapsed "real" time. As for "why is the first value so small" - it isn't. Note that 106 seconds == 60 seconds + 46 seconds…
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