February 28th, 2013

PowerTip: Determine How Long a PowerShell Command Takes

Doctor Scripto
Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Figure out how long a Windows PowerShell command takes to run.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question You want to know how long a particular Windows PowerShell command takes to run so you can optimize your code. How can you do this?

Hey, Scripting Guy! AnswerUse the Measure-Command cmdlet and specify the code in the –expression script block.

Measure-Command -Expression {Get-Process}

 

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Scripting
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PowerTipScripting Guy!Windows PowerShell

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