Benchmark.md

color.sh benchmarks

Commands are run as: <shell> -c color.sh <cmd>:

Setup

Type	Component
System	macOS 14.1
Arch	arm64
Model	MacBook Pro 17,1
CPU	Apple M1
Terminal	Alacritty

color.sh bg

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
mksh	1.7 ± 0.0	1.7	1.9	1.00
dash	1.9 ± 0.1	1.8	2.1	1.11 ± 0.06
ksh93	2.8 ± 0.1	2.7	3.0	1.63 ± 0.06
bash	3.0 ± 0.3	2.7	3.5	1.74 ± 0.17
oksh	3.0 ± 0.0	2.9	3.1	1.77 ± 0.05
yash	3.4 ± 0.0	3.3	3.5	1.95 ± 0.06
zsh	10.7 ± 0.1	10.6	10.9	6.23 ± 0.18
posh	24.1 ± 0.2	23.7	24.8	14.03 ± 0.42
osh	36.8 ± 0.3	36.5	38.0	21.44 ± 0.63

color.sh fg

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
mksh	1.7 ± 0.0	1.7	1.8	1.00
dash	1.9 ± 0.1	1.8	2.1	1.08 ± 0.04
bash	2.7 ± 0.0	2.7	2.7	1.55 ± 0.04
ksh93	2.8 ± 0.0	2.8	2.9	1.61 ± 0.04
oksh	3.1 ± 0.0	3.0	3.2	1.76 ± 0.04
yash	3.4 ± 0.0	3.3	3.5	1.94 ± 0.05
zsh	10.9 ± 0.2	10.6	11.7	6.23 ± 0.19
posh	26.7 ± 0.6	26.1	28.8	15.35 ± 0.48
osh	36.9 ± 0.2	36.8	37.4	21.18 ± 0.44

color.sh table

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
dash	2.2 ± 0.0	2.2	2.3	1.00
ksh93	2.9 ± 0.1	2.9	3.1	1.31 ± 0.03
bash	3.0 ± 0.0	3.0	3.1	1.34 ± 0.02
mksh	4.6 ± 0.1	4.5	4.7	2.07 ± 0.03
yash	4.8 ± 0.1	4.7	4.9	2.13 ± 0.03
oksh	5.9 ± 0.1	5.8	6.2	2.62 ± 0.05
zsh	11.0 ± 0.1	10.9	11.1	4.89 ± 0.06
osh	65.6 ± 1.0	65.0	68.8	29.26 ± 0.54
posh	216.5 ± 1.2	215.1	219.3	96.59 ± 1.16

scolor.sh benchmarks

Commands are run as: <shell> -c scolor.sh <cmd>

scolor.sh bg

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
dash	1.5 ± 0.0	1.5	1.5	1.00
bash	2.6 ± 0.1	2.6	2.7	1.79 ± 0.04
ksh93	2.8 ± 0.0	2.7	2.8	1.89 ± 0.03
yash	3.2 ± 0.1	3.0	3.3	2.13 ± 0.08
zsh	11.3 ± 0.3	11.0	11.6	7.66 ± 0.21
mksh	22.8 ± 0.2	22.6	23.1	15.38 ± 0.19
posh	22.8 ± 0.2	22.6	23.1	15.40 ± 0.19
oksh	23.1 ± 0.5	22.8	23.9	15.61 ± 0.38
osh	29.9 ± 0.1	29.8	30.1	20.23 ± 0.15

scolor.sh fg

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
dash	1.5 ± 0.0	1.5	1.5	1.00
bash	2.7 ± 0.0	2.7	2.8	1.84 ± 0.04
ksh93	2.8 ± 0.0	2.8	2.8	1.89 ± 0.04
yash	2.9 ± 0.0	2.9	3.0	1.99 ± 0.03
zsh	11.2 ± 0.5	10.8	11.9	7.63 ± 0.35
mksh	23.4 ± 0.3	23.0	23.7	15.91 ± 0.30
posh	23.6 ± 0.4	23.2	24.2	16.05 ± 0.38
oksh	24.4 ± 1.1	23.5	26.1	16.54 ± 0.82
osh	31.0 ± 0.0	30.9	31.0	21.03 ± 0.30

scolor.sh table

Command	Mean [ms]	Min [ms]	Max [ms]	Relative
dash	1.8 ± 0.0	1.8	1.9	1.00
ksh93	3.1 ± 0.0	3.1	3.2	1.69 ± 0.04
yash	4.0 ± 0.0	3.9	4.0	2.15 ± 0.05
bash	4.0 ± 1.2	3.4	5.8	2.16 ± 0.67
zsh	11.2 ± 0.2	11.0	11.4	6.10 ± 0.16
osh	47.4 ± 0.1	47.3	47.5	25.80 ± 0.55
oksh	215.3 ± 4.1	212.0	221.2	117.09 ± 3.34
posh	216.3 ± 3.6	214.0	221.7	117.65 ± 3.18
mksh	219.2 ± 7.0	213.4	228.8	119.23 ± 4.56