Merge pull request #4233 from szarnyasg/nits-20241202d

CLI: Clarify how the timer works
duckdb · Dec 2, 2024 · efcdca4 · efcdca4
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diff --git a/docs/api/cli/dot_commands.md b/docs/api/cli/dot_commands.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Dot commands are available in the DuckDB CLI client. To use one of these command
 | `.system CMD ARGS...`    | Run `CMD ARGS...` in a system shell                                                                                                    |
 | `.tables ?TABLE?`        | List names of tables [matching LIKE pattern]({% link docs/sql/functions/pattern_matching.md %}) `TABLE`                                |
 | `.testcase NAME`         | Begin redirecting output to `NAME`                                                                                                     |
-| `.timer on|off`          | Turn SQL timer on or off                                                                                                               |
+| `.timer on|off`          | Turn SQL timer on or off. SQL statements separated by `;` but *not* separated via newline are measured together.                       |
 | `.width NUM1 NUM2 ...`   | Set minimum column widths for columnar output                                                                                          |
 
 ## Using the `.help` Command