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Dec 14, 2019 at 12:43 comment added mxmlnkn Long time user of both and didn't know about TIMEFORMAT, I always used sed to extract real time. Thanks! The "because of microsecond resolution." statement put my hopes up that TIMEFORMAT=%6R would work but it seems that the precision digit may only be 0-3.
Mar 31, 2013 at 11:36 comment added Flame_Phoenix TIMEFORMAT='%3R'; time ( sleep .22222 ) 2>>myFile.txt GOt it !
Mar 31, 2013 at 11:27 vote accept Flame_Phoenix
Mar 31, 2013 at 11:27 comment added Flame_Phoenix Yah, that's it, thanks! I am wondering though, how do I append that to a file? I am trying to use % TIMEFORMAT='%3R'; time ( sleep .22222 ) >> bla.txt but it's not working :S Anyway, selected. I wish I could give you karma++, but I don't have 15 karma -.-'
Mar 31, 2013 at 2:31 comment added slm See my update, you can control bash's time command using the variable TIMEFORMAT. Is that what you're looking for?
Mar 31, 2013 at 2:31 history edited slm CC BY-SA 3.0
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Mar 31, 2013 at 1:48 comment added Flame_Phoenix yes I already knew all of that. So I can conclude that what I want is impossible ? Is there a way to use the bash time version and only get the real secs time with 3 digits?
Mar 31, 2013 at 1:22 history answered slm CC BY-SA 3.0