source: general/genutils/time.xml@ cbcf148

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY time-download-http "&gnu-http;/time/time-&time-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY time-download-ftp  "&gnu-ftp;/time/time-&time-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY time-md5sum        "d2356e0fe1c0b85285d83c6b2ad51b5f">
  <!ENTITY time-size          "584 KB">
  <!ENTITY time-buildsize     "4.0 MB (with tests)">
  <!ENTITY time-time          "0.1 SBU (with tests)">
]>

<sect1 id="time" xreflabel="time-&time-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="time.html"?>


  <title>Time-&time-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="time">
    <primary sortas="a-time">time</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Time</title>

    <para>
      The <application>time</application> utility is a program that
      measures many of the CPU resources, such as time and memory, that
      other programs use.  The GNU version can format the output in
      arbitrary ways by using a printf-style format string to include
      various resource measurements.
    </para>
    <para>
      Although the shell has a builtin command providing similar
      functionalities, this utility is required by the LSB.
    </para>

    &lfs112_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&time-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&time-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &time-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &time-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &time-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &time-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
      User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/time"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Time</title>

    <para>
      Install <application>Time</application> by running the following
      commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          time
        </seg>
        <seg>
          None
        </seg>
        <seg>
          None
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="time-prog">
        <term><command>time</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            reports various statistics about an executed command
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="time time-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-time">time</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </sect2>

</sect1>