1---
 2title: "Easy measure time took in a bash script"
 3url: easy-time-took-in-bash.html
 4date: 2023-05-28T17:53:20+02:00
 5type: note
 6draft: false
 7---
 8
 9In Bash, the `$SECONDS` variable is a special variable that automatically keeps
10track of the number of seconds since the current shell or script started
11executing. It starts counting from the moment the script begins running.
12
13```bash
14#!/bin/bash
15
16# Reset the timer to zero.
17SECONDS=0
18
19# Do something.
20sleep 5
21
22# Print the time elapsed.
23echo "Time taken: $SECONDS seconds"
24```