# Time \`ipfs get\` precisely

**URL:** https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/time-ipfs-get-precisely/7808
**Category:** Kubo
**Tags:** go-ipfs
**Created:** [April 24, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/time-ipfs-get-precisely/7808 "2020-04-24T21:51:01Z")
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#### Post date: [April 24, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/time-ipfs-get-precisely/7808/1 "2020-04-24T21:51:01Z")

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Is there a better way to time how long it takes ipfs to retrieve a file than `time ipfs get QmHash`? I’m trying to compare it to `curl` in a variety of peer arrangements, and I know `curl` has a way to time exactly the duration of the download, without any of the overhead of invoking `curl`, etc.