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ab: Set the maximum number of seconds to spend for benchmarking.
$ ab -t ${60} ${url}
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The command "ab -t ${60} ${url}" is used to run ApacheBench (ab) tool with specific parameters.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

  • "ab" is the executable command for ApacheBench, a popular command-line tool for benchmarking web servers.

  • "-t" is a flag that specifies the maximum number of seconds to run the benchmarking. In this case, the value is "${60}", which means it will run the benchmark for 60 seconds.

  • "${url}" is a variable representing the URL of the web server that you want to benchmark. It should be replaced with the actual URL you wish to test.

Overall, this command will execute ApacheBench for 60 seconds, sending requests to the provided URL and measuring various performance metrics like response time, throughput, and concurrency.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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