ns_time(3) commands

Other Alias

ns_fmttime, ns_gmtime, ns_localtime

SYNOPSIS

ns_fmttime time ?format string?

ns_gmtime

ns_localtime

ns_time





DESCRIPTION

ns_time: Returns the value of time in seconds since 00:00:00 UTC, January 1, 1970. This return value is suitable as input to the ns_httptime function to get the current time.

ns_fmttime: Formats the time string,time,according to the format provided in format string. If no format is provided, defaults to "%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Z %Y".

ns_gmttime: Returns a Tcl list of the pieces of the current Greenwich Mean Time. The pieces are
    seconds (0-59)
    minutes (0-59)
    hours (0-23)
    dayofmonth (1-31)
    monthofyear (0-11)
    year (year-1900)*
    dayofweek (Sunday=0)
    dayofyear (0-365)
    1 if Daylight Savings Time is in effect

ns_localtime: Returns a Tcl list of the pieces of the current local time. The pieces are
    seconds (0-59)
    minutes (0-59)
    hours (0-23)
    dayofmonth (1-31)
    monthofyear (0-11)
    year (year-1900)*
    dayofweek (Sunday=0)
    dayofyear (0-365)
    1 if Daylight Savings Time is in effect

EXAMPLES

ns_fmttime [ns_time] returns: Tue Nov 12 15:14:47 2002 ns_fmttime [ns_time] "%Y%m%d" returns: 20021112

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