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Sysfunc Reference Guide - Time and date

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tm_date

Display current date as 'DD-Mmm-YYYY'

Local time is the default. If the SF_TM_UTC environment variable is set to a non empty value, UTC time is displayed. This will change date if time is near midnight and local/utc times correspond to different dates.

Arguments

None

Returns

0

Displays

Time string

tm_now

Display normalized time string for current time (local or UTC)

Local time is the default. If the SF_TM_UTC environment variable is set to a non empty value, UTC time is displayed.

Default format: DD-Mmm-YYYY HH:MM:SS (<Unix time>)

Arguments

$1Optional. Date format (without the leading '+'). See date(1) man page for more details on macros supported in format string.

Returns

date command return code (!=0 if syntax error in format)

Displays

Time string

tm_timestamp

Display Unix current time (Seconds since Epoch)

Arguments

None

Returns

0

Displays

Time string

 

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