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+title: "Easy measure time took in a bash script"
+permalink: /easy-time-took-in-bash.html
+date: 2023-05-28T17:53:20+02:00
+layout: post
+type: note
+draft: false
+tags: [bash]
+---
+
+In Bash, the `$SECONDS` variable is a special variable that automatically keeps
+track of the number of seconds since the current shell or script started
+executing. It starts counting from the moment the script begins running.
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Reset the timer to zero.
+SECONDS=0
+
+# Do something.
+sleep 5
+
+# Print the time elapsed.
+echo "Time taken: $SECONDS seconds"
+```