                                 TM (Time Mark)


Description:   Accesses the current date and time and controls a maximum of
               four independent stopwatches. You can use this command to
               record and display the elapsed time for up to four independent
               events.


Syntax:        Version 3.0, 3.1:   TM [START] [STOP] [/C(n)] [/L] [/LOG] [/N]


               Version 4.0, 4.5:   TM [START] [STOP] [(comment)] [/C(n)] [/L]
                                   [/LOG] [/N]


                                 Parameters:


START          Resets the stopwatch and displays the time and date.

STOP           Displays the time and date and the time that has elapsed since
               the last START. This keyword does not stop the stopwatch.



(comment)      The text string you want TM to display either with the date
               and time or with the elapsed time value. TM displays the text
               on the line containing the elapsed time value if you include
               the /N switch. You must enclose in quote marks any text string
               that includes one or more blank spaces. If the text string
               contains a single-quote character, enclose the text in
               double-quote marks. If the text string contains a double-quote
               character, enclose the text in single-quote marks.

/C(n)          Selects the stopwatch that TM will use. The value for (n) can
               be 1 through 4. The default value is 1.

/L             Places the time display on the left side of the screen. If you
               do not include this switch, TM places the display on the right
               side of the screen.

/LOG           Displays diagnostic output as separate (not overlaid) output
               lines that can be redirected to either a printer or a disk
               file. You can send the output to a printer or a disk file by
               including the MS-DOS redirection character ()) followed by a
               printer name or filename at the end of the command.







/N             Prevents TM from displaying the current time and date and
               shows only the elapsed time interval.

                                   Notes:

Because a stopwatch runs until you reset it with the START keyword, you can
use successive STOP keywords to measure the elapsed time interval since the
previous START.

If START follows STOP on a command line, TM displays the time that has
elapsed and resets and restarts the stopwatch.

See <NUNCC>.

