Measure running time (for script blocks and cmdlets).
Syntax
Measure-Command [-expression] scriptblock [-inputObject psobject]
[CommonParameters]
Key
-expression
The expression to be timed.
Enclose the expression in {curly braces}
-inputObject
An object that represents an expression.
A command, expression or variable that contains the object(s).
CommonParameters:
-Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutVariable.
Examples
Measures the time it takes to run a "get-eventlog" command:
PS C:\>Measure-Command { get-eventlog }
Compare the performance of -filter and -include:
PS C:\>measure-command {get-childitem c:\windows -include *.txt -recurse}
PS C:\>measure-command {get-childitem c:\windows -filter "*.txt" -recurse}
"There is no monument dedicated to the memory of a committee" - Lester J. Pourciau
Related:
compare-object - Compare the properties of objects
Trace-Command - Trace an expression or command
Invoke-Expression - Run a PowerShell expression
Equivalent bash command: time - Measure program running time
