# Alternative to && separation in step definitions to get fine-grained timing information
**URL:** https://forum.buildkite.community/t/alternative-to-separation-in-step-definitions-to-get-fine-grained-timing-information/2491
**Category:** General
**Created:** [December 30, 2022, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/alternative-to-separation-in-step-definitions-to-get-fine-grained-timing-information/2491 "2022-12-30T09:41:44Z")
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### Author:  [@paul\_h](https://forum.buildkite.community/u/paul_h)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2022, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/alternative-to-separation-in-step-definitions-to-get-fine-grained-timing-information/2491/1 "2022-12-30T09:41:44Z")
```auto
steps:
- command: "npm install && npx nx run-many --target=test --all"
```
How do I get timing information in the build result for each of `npm install` and the test invocation (to the right of the &&)?
Alternatively, is there an alternate non-&& way of making the two command run one after the other on the same build agent without resetting working copy between the two with a git-checkout?
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### Author:  [@paula](https://forum.buildkite.community/u/paula)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/alternative-to-separation-in-step-definitions-to-get-fine-grained-timing-information/2491/2 "2022-12-30T14:38:05Z")
Hey @paul_h! 👋
The timing displayed is for the whole command, but you can work on a workaround creating new [group outputs](https://buildkite.com/docs/pipelines/managing-log-output).
You can use a script with the commands (which is nicer), or have something like:
```auto
steps:
- command: echo "--- npm" && npm install && echo "--- tests" && npx nx run-many --target=test --all
```
> [@paul\_h](#):
>
> is there an alternate non-&& way of making the two command run one after the other on the same build agent
Instead of using a single line of commands, you can pass a list of commands that must all pass:
```auto
steps:
- commands:
- "npm install && npm test"
- "moretests.sh"
- "build.sh"
```
More info at [Command step | Buildkite Documentation](https://buildkite.com/docs/pipelines/command-step#command-step-attributes)
Best!
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### Author:  [@paul\_h](https://forum.buildkite.community/u/paul_h)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.buildkite.community/t/alternative-to-separation-in-step-definitions-to-get-fine-grained-timing-information/2491/3 "2023-01-01T12:12:05Z")
echo "— some term to mark a break in the current build step
^ that’s a great trick, thanks.