macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gnu-timelocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 1633
Install gnu-time with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop
GNU implementation of time utility. Version 1.10 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install time.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add timeAlpine Linux edge package indexes · time · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install timeDebian stable package indexes · time · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install timeFedora Rawhide package metadata · time · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#timenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ti/time/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S timeArch Linux sync databases · time · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install timeopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · time · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/timeScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/time.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
GNU implementation of time utility
Project links
Commands and aliases
- time
history
Project history and usage
GNU Time is the GNU Project implementation of the Unix time utility: it runs a command and reports resource use after the command exits. Its long-lived niche is not timing clocks in the abstract, but producing repeatable command-line measurements of elapsed time, CPU time, memory, page faults, I/O, context switches, and exit status.
Project history
The GNU manual carries copyright years beginning in 1991, and the GNU FTP archive records the 1.7 release in 1996, followed by later releases in the 1.x series. The program evolved around a compact Unix interface, adding GNU-style format strings, verbose output, output redirection, append mode, and POSIX-compatible output for scripts that need a stable three-line real/user/sys report.
GNU Time sits beside shell builtins named time, rather than replacing them everywhere. The manual explicitly notes how to run the external command when a shell reserves the word, preserving the GNU tool as a separately packaged utility for users who need its richer resource accounting.
Adoption history
Package managers keep GNU Time available even on systems that already ship a shell or system time command, because the GNU implementation exposes a broader and more scriptable set of resource fields. In CLI culture it became the portable answer for benchmark logs that need more than wall-clock seconds.
How it is used
Practitioners use GNU Time by prefixing a command, selecting an output format with -f or TIME, writing measurements with -o, appending with -a, or asking for verbose resource reports with -v. Common uses include timing compilers, test suites, data pipelines, and one-off shell commands while keeping the measured program unchanged.
Why package nerds care
The package matters because it is small, predictable, and separate from shell syntax. That makes it useful in packaging recipes, benchmark harnesses, and CI scripts where the same command line should work outside a particular interactive shell.
Timeline
- 1991: GNU Time manual copyright begins.
- 1996: GNU FTP archive lists time 1.7.
- 2017: GNU FTP archive lists time 1.8 after a long quiet interval.
- 2026: GNU FTP archive lists time 1.10.
Related projects
- Related tools include shell time keywords and builtins, POSIX time output, BSD getrusage-based accounting, and benchmark wrappers that consume command resource statistics.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
time | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.10
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gnu-time |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.10 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/time/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt92%
time 1.9-0.2
GNU time program for measuring CPU resource usage
https://www.gnu.org/software/time
sudo apt install time- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Time
Nix92%
time
nix profile install nixpkgs#time- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Time
Ubuntu apt92%
time 1.9-0.2build1
GNU time program for measuring CPU resource usage
https://www.gnu.org/software/time
sudo apt install time- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Time
apk92%
time 1.10-r0
utility to measure execution time
https://www.gnu.org/software/time/
sudo apk add time- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: time
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Time
apk92%
time-doc 1.10-r0
utility to measure execution time (documentation)
https://www.gnu.org/software/time/
sudo apk add time-doc- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: time
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Time
dnf92%
time 1.9-29.fc45
A GNU utility for monitoring a program's use of system resources
https://www.gnu.org/software/time/
sudo dnf install time- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: time
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Time
pacman92%
time 1.10-1
Utility for monitoring a program's use of system resources
https://www.gnu.org/software/time/
sudo pacman -S time- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Time
zypper92%
time 1.10-1.4
Run Programs And Summarize System Resource Usage
https://www.gnu.org/software/time/
sudo zypper install time- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: System/Base
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: time
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Time
Scoop92%
main/time
scoop install main/time- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Time
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation