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|| '''Time''' || '''Code''' ||
|| 0m1.153s || j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do ((j++)); done ||
|| 0m1.381s || j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do j=$((j+1)); done ||
|| 0m1.498s || j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do let j++; done ||
|| 5m8.448s || j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do j=$(expr $j + 1); done ||

As though you didn't already have enough reason to dump `expr`.
|| 0m1.153s || {{{j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do ((j++)); done}}} ||
|| 0m1.381s || {{{j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do j=$((j+1)); done}}} ||
|| 0m1.498s || {{{j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do let j++; done}}} ||
|| 5m8.448s || {{{j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do j=$(expr $j + 1); done}}} ||
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|| '''Time''' || '''Code''' ||
|| 0m1.538s || printf -v i '%s ' {1..100000}; time { echo "$i" >/dev/null; } ||
|| 0m3.112s || printf -v i '%s ' {1..100000}; time { echo $i >/dev/null; } ||

Another good reason to always quote your expansions.
|| 0m1.510s || {{{printf -v i '%s ' {1..1000000}; time { : "$i"; } }}} ||
|| 0m2.828s || {{{printf -v i '%s ' {1..1000000}; time { : $i; } }}} ||
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|| '''Time''' || '''Code''' ||
|| 0m1.099s || time for i in {1..100000}; do [[ -d . ]]; done ||
|| 0m2.110s || time for i in {1..100000}; do [ -d . ]; done ||
|| 3m47.509s || time for i in {1..100000}; do /bin/test -d .; done ||

`[[` isn't just more featureful, it's also twice as fast.
|| 0m1.099s || {{{time for i in {1..100000}; do [[ -d . ]]; done}}} ||
|| 0m2.110s || {{{time for i in {1..100000}; do [ -d . ]; done}}} ||
|| 3m47.509s || {{{time for i in {1..100000}; do /bin/test -d .; done}}} ||

Some rough benchmarks

To compare different approaches to a problem with regards to performance, here's some rough benchmarks which may be system-dependent. Feel free to run each test yourself to see how your system fares.

Results are always sorted with the winners on top. All tests were repeated multiple times to make sure deviations did not exceed acceptable levels or cross result boundaries.

Math

0m1.153s

j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do ((j++)); done

0m1.381s

j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do j=$((j+1)); done

0m1.498s

j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do let j++; done

5m8.448s

j=0; time for i in {1..100000}; do j=$(expr $j + 1); done

Quoting

0m1.510s

printf -v i '%s ' {1..1000000}; time { : "$i"; } 

0m2.828s

printf -v i '%s ' {1..1000000}; time { : $i; } 

Testing

0m1.099s

time for i in {1..100000}; do [[ -d . ]]; done

0m2.110s

time for i in {1..100000}; do [ -d . ]; done

3m47.509s

time for i in {1..100000}; do /bin/test -d .; done

BashBenchmark (last edited 2012-05-22 06:01:31 by ormaaj)