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nix command "time" not supported

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Description

Looks like command "time" is not supported , got below message when trying command 'time -p echo "Hello world"'

error!
the parser doesn't support 'time command' constructs in the command you tried. you may report a bug to have this added, if one doesn't already exist.

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Start by tracing the parser path for the reported time -p echo "Hello world" command and inspect how command constructs are recognized. Add coverage for this example and verify that the parser no longer reports time command as unsupported while preserving the parsed command behavior.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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