timer

Package: WA2L/WinTools 1.2.09
Section: Library Commands (3)
Updated: 14 January 2026
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NAME

timer - print seconds since the Epoch

SYNOPSIS

WA2LWinTools/lib/timer [ -h | -V ]

timer [[ -d | -t ] seconds ]

AVAILABILITY

WA2L/WinTools

DESCRIPTION

return the number of seconds since the Epoch or return the date based on the given number of seconds since the Epoch.

OPTIONS

-d

return the date and time in the standard format as printed when the uxdate(1) command is issued without options.

-t

output in touch(1) STAMP format (MMDDhhmmCCYY.ss).

seconds

seconds to return the date for it. If the -d option is not specified, the date is returned in military format (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss).

ENVIRONMENT

$TZ

time zone.

EXIT STATUS

0

no error

4

usage printed

5

version printed.

FILES

EXAMPLES

The following examples are given as if they are all executed at the same point in time.

1) print the date

uxdate

Sun Sep 29 22:36:04 CEST 2008

2) print seconds since the Epoch

timer

1222720564

3) print the date based on a (calculated) timer

timer -d 1222634164

Sun Sep 28 22:36:04 2008

4) print the date in military format based on a (calculated) timer

timer 1222634164

2008-09-28 22:36:04

NOTES

BUGS

AUTHOR

timer was developed by Christian Walther. Send suggestions and bug reports to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net .

COPYRIGHT

This is free software; see WA2LWinTools/man/COPYING for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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Time: 13:40:02 GMT, January 31, 2026