Use SQL*Plus Built-in Timer in Oracle
Q
How To Use SQL*Plus Built-in Timers in Oracle?
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A
If you don't have a stopwatch/timer and want to measure elapsed periods of time, you can SQL*Plus Built-in Timers with the following commands:
- TIMING - Displays number of timers.
- TIMING START [name] - Starts a new timer with or without a name.
- TIMING SHOW [name] - Shows the current time of the named or not-named timer.
- TIMING STOP [name] - Stops the named or not-named timer.
The following tutorial exercise shows you a good example of using SQL*Plus built-in timers:
SQL> TIMING START timer_1 (some seconds later) SQL> TIMING START timer_2 (some seconds later) SQL> TIMING START timer_3 (some seconds later) SQL> TIMING SHOW timer_1 timing for: timer_2 Elapsed: 00:00:19.43 (some seconds later) SQL> TIMING STOP timer_2 timing for: timer_2 Elapsed: 00:00:36.32 SQL> TIMING 2 timing elements in use
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