mysql command line return execution time?

Question

I\'m working on a Linux host with mysql command. I have a script that runs batch mysql commands (like mysql -e \"select...\") and I wish to summarize execution time

Answer 1

You can use

set profiling=1

and then, later,

show profiles

which will give a list of commands and times.

See http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/show-profiles.html

h/t http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/timing-your-sql-queries-2010-07-07/