# To display time taken by every step in packer build

**URL:** <https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/to-display-time-taken-by-every-step-in-packer-build/29586>\
**Category:** Packer\
**Created:** [September 16, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/to-display-time-taken-by-every-step-in-packer-build/29586 "2021-09-16T14:41:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![nikhilpatne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/nikhilpatne/32/22385_2.png) [@nikhilpatne](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/nikhilpatne)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/to-display-time-taken-by-every-step-in-packer-build/29586/1 "2021-09-16T14:41:59Z")

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Hello, Is it possible in packer to see time taken by every step in packer build.

I have attached my packer build logs, so in front of each step i want to see how much time taken by each step to complete.  
I am running multiple provisioners, so i want to see how much time taken by each provisioner to complete

Please help me,

Thanks

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**Author:** ![RobS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hashicorp/user_avatar/discuss.hashicorp.com/robs/32/16549_2.png) [@RobS](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/u/RobS)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/to-display-time-taken-by-every-step-in-packer-build/29586/2 "2021-09-16T21:51:30Z")

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Would `-timestamp-ui` do what you are after? It simply displays the current time before each line of the output. It doesn’t time it for you, but its easier to work out when you have the start and end time.