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 # cbench
 
-Benchmarking program in C
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+Benchmarking program in C
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+To build: `$ make`
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+To install: `# make install`
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+To run:
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+`$ cbench [number of iterations] [command]`
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+The number of iterations is optional, defaults to 20. `cbench` will run the provided command `iterations` times and present you with some statistics.
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