Re: Anyone knows the command for counting CPU cycles used for a process?

From: those who know me have no need of my name (not-a-real-address_at_usa.net)
Date: 09/19/03


Date: 19 Sep 2003 10:25:01 GMT

in comp.unix.misc i read:

>We can use 'time' to measure the time used by CPU for a process.
>But can we actually count how many instruction cycles used??

typically you cannot.

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