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stopwatch.start - Function



Package utility
Module misc
Tool stopwatch


start timer running


Synopsis
start(quiet)



Description
In the running state, the timer advances at real time. The value of the timer is not reset to zero, and the timer may be restarted after it has been stopped.



Arguments

quiet   Suppress status output?
    Default: F

A timer is created zeroed and running, so you may not need to call start() explicitly. Similarly, there is no need to directly set the state of the timer when timing functions,





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