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+# hyperfine
+
+A command-line benchmarking tool (inspired by [bench](https://github.com/Gabriel439/bench)).
+
+Usage:
+``` bash
+> hyperfine 'sleep 0.3' 'sleep 1.7'
+```
+
+## Features
+
+* Statistical analysis across multiple runs.
+* Support for arbitrary shell commands-
+* Visual indication of the benchmark progress.
+* Warmup runs that are executed before the actual benchmark.
+
+## Origin of the name
+
+The name *hyperfine* was chosen in reference to the hyperfine levels of caesium 133 which play a crucial role in the
+[definition of our base unit of time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second#Based_on_caesium_microwave_atomic_clock)
+— the second.