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		stefanu on Sept 6, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unix Commands I Abuse Every Day Stop watch: `time read` press enter to read elapsed time. If you write your activity in the prompt and repeat it for multiple activities, you have a nice time log. You can then just copy&paste it from terminal.

dave1010uk on Sept 6, 2012 [–]

I have the time (H:m:s) in my prompt. That way I can easily time commands and I can also find things more easily in my scroll buffer.

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