time to write read file?

Question

Here's a strange one...is there anyway of using powershell to see how long it takes to write a file?

So, if I create a file - can powershell tell me how long it took to create that file (ie 25ms or whatever the number is). Also, if I delete a file can it also tell me the time?

Thanks

Answer 1

Measure-Command can do this for you.

e.g.

Measure-Command { new-item -Path test.txt -ItemType File -Force }

Answer 2

You mean something like this?

$before = Get-Date
# do stuff
$after = Get-Date
echo ($after - $before).TotalMilliseconds