If I run proc.time() function, I would get following: > proc.time() user system elapsed 2.82 4.18 792.39
However I am struggling the meaning of the object what it returned. In help file it says that: "user time" is the time required to execute the calling process. Here what is the calling process exactly? Who executes this? system itself? 2ndly "system time" is the time required by the system for execution of something.......... what execution? What is the meaning of " on behalf of the calling process?" 3rdly what is elapsed time? Total time I spent on current session, since I opened the R window? Really sorry if I asked trivial questions, however honestly I could not understand those. Some helpful comments are highly appreciated. Thanks, ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
