save output and execution time of command in diffrent variables in bash script

Question

I want to save the output of the find command in $path variable, and save the execution time of this command in t variable.
something like this, but its incorrect.

t=`time path=`find . -type d  -iname "$x"` `

the blow command works well, but this is in the loop and I want to have the sum of the time in a variable

time path=`find . -type d  -iname "$x"`

Don't use backticks, use $()

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2016-01-12 10:11:40 +00:00
Commented Jan 12, 2016 at 10:11 — 123
– 123, Commented Jan 12, 2016 at 10:11

jofel · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-12 09:48:38Z

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You can use a temporary file and GNU time:

TMPFILE="$(mktemp)"
path="$( /usr/bin/time -o "$TMPFILE" find . -type d  -iname "$x" )"
t="$(cat "$TMPFILE")"
rm -f "$TMPFILE"

For higher security, you can also use a temporary directory etc.

answered Jan 12, 2016 at 9:48

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