Re: How long does it take? - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Ross J. Reedstrom
Subject Re: How long does it take?
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Msg-id 20020214164341.GG14459@rice.edu
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In response to Re: How long does it take?  (Torbjörn Andersson <tobbe@embryo.se>)
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Do realize that you're timing the psql frontend with this, not the 
postgresql backend: the only number from that with any meaning is 
the 'real' wallclock time, and that will be affected by other loads
on either system, or the network between them.

Ross


On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 11:18:06AM +0100, Torbj?rn Andersson wrote:
> Den 02-02-14 03.12 skrev Frank Bax fr?n  fbax@sympatico.ca f?ljande:
> 
> > time psql -c "select now()"
> >         now
> > ------------------------
> > 2002-02-13 21:21:17-05
> > (1 row)
> > 
> >   0.09s real     0.05s user     0.01s system
> 
> Thanx!
> 
> Exactly what I needed.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Torbj?rn Andersson
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