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diff --git a/doc/timerate.n b/doc/timerate.n index c5fdf30..5d49c86 100644 --- a/doc/timerate.n +++ b/doc/timerate.n @@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ if \fItime\fR is not specified. .sp The parameter \fImax-count\fR could additionally impose a further restriction by the maximal number of iterations to evaluate the script. -If \fImax-count\fR is specified, the evalution will stop either this count of +If \fImax-count\fR is specified, the evaluation will stop either this count of iterations is reached or the time is exceeded. .sp -It will then return a canonical tcl-list of the form: +It will then return a canonical Tcl-list of the form: .PP .CS \fB0.095977 \(mcs/# 52095836 # 10419167 #/sec 5000.000 net-ms\fR @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ used to measure the cost of \fBTcl_EvalObjEx\fR, of the invocation of canonical lists, and of the uncompiled versions of bytecoded commands. .PP As opposed to the \fBtime\fR commmand, which runs the tested script for a fixed -number of iterations, the timerate command runs it for a fixed time. +number of iterations, the \fBtimerate\fR command runs it for a fixed time. Additionally, the compiled variant of the script will be used during the entire measurement, as if the script were part of a compiled procedure, if the \fB\-direct\fR option is not specified. The fixed time period and possibility of compilation allow |