System time gives you the CPU time required to execute a R expression, for example:
system.time(print("hello world"))
# [1] "hello world"
# user system elapsed
# 0 0 0
You can add larger pieces of code through use of braces:
system.time({
library(numbers)
Primes(1,10^5)
})
Or use it to test functions:
fibb <- function (n) {
if (n < 3) {
return(c(0,1)[n])
} else {
return(fibb(n - 2) + fibb(n -1))
}
}
system.time(fibb(30))