How do I measure execution time of a command on the Windows command line?

Question

Is there a built-in way to measure execution time of a command on the Windows command line?

Answer 1

Hehe, the most simple solution might be this:

echo %time%
YourApp.exe
echo %time%

This works on every Windows out of the box.

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In case of an application using console output, it might be convenient to store the starting time in a temporary variable:

set startTime=%time%
YourApp.exe
echo Start Time: %startTime%
echo Finish Time: %time%