Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Name

timex

Synopsis

    timex [options] command [arguments]

Execute a command with optional arguments and print information similar to the time command. Report process data with various options.

Options

-o

Show total number of blocks and characters used.

-p suboptions

Show process accounting data with possible suboptions.

-s

Show total system activity.

Suboptions for -p

-f

Include fork/exec flag and system exit status.

-h

Show “hog” factor (fraction of CPU time used) instead of mean memory size.

-k

Show total kcore-minutes instead of memory size.

-m

Show mean core size (this is the default behavior).

-r

Show CPU use percentage (user time / (system time + user time)).

-t

Show user and system CPU times.