Unfortunately, running exit is not a great strategy for running benchmarks. As an example, for zsh specifically, plugin managers are optimized for fast exit. r

Unfortunately, running exit is not a great strategy for running benchmarks. As an example, for zsh specifically, plugin managers are optimized for fast exit. romkatv did a great write-up and benchmark within the context of zsh[0]. It's a great read. [0] https://github.com/romkatv/zsh-bench#how-not-to-benchmark https://github.com/romkatv/zsh-bench#how-not-to-benchmark