time psql -c "select now()" now
------------------------2002-02-13 21:21:17-05
(1 row)
0.09s real 0.05s user 0.01s system
At 08:14 PM 2/13/02 +0100, Torbjög==rn Andersson wrote:
>Does anyone have any good tips on how to measure the time it takes to
>extecute an SQL-statement in psql?
>
>I'd like to use it in conjunction with EXPLAIN in order to help me determine
>what needs to be optimized as well as checking that my optimization actually
>improved matters...
>
>Best regards
>
>
>Torbjörn Andersson
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