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\fBclock scan\fR \fIinputString\fR ?\fI-option value\fR...?
Scans a time that is expressed as a character string and produces an
integer number of seconds.
See \fBSCANNING TIMES\fR for a full description.
.TP
\fBclock seconds\fR
Returns the current time as an integer number of seconds.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
.TP
\fIcount\fR
An integer representing a count of some unit of time. See
\fBCLOCK ARITHMETIC\fR for the details.
.TP
\fItimeVal\fR
An integer value passed to the \fBclock\fR command that represents an
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\fBclock scan\fR \fIinputString\fR ?\fI-option value\fR...?
Scans a time that is expressed as a character string and produces an
integer number of seconds.
See \fBSCANNING TIMES\fR for a full description.
.TP
\fBclock seconds\fR
Returns the current time as an integer number of seconds.
.SS "PARAMETERS"
.TP
\fIcount\fR
An integer representing a count of some unit of time. See
\fBCLOCK ARITHMETIC\fR for the details.
.TP
\fItimeVal\fR
An integer value passed to the \fBclock\fR command that represents an
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\fIunit\fR
One of the words, \fBseconds\fR, \fBminutes\fR, \fBhours\fR,
\fBdays\fR, \fBweeks\fR, \fBmonths\fR, or \fByears\fR, or
any unique prefix of such a word. Used in conjunction with \fIcount\fR
to identify an interval of time, for example, \fI3 seconds\fR or
\fI1 year\fR.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB-base\fR time
Specifies that any relative times present in a \fBclock scan\fR command
are to be given relative to \fItime\fR. \fItime\fR must be expressed as
a count of nominal seconds from the epoch time of 1 January 1970, 00:00 UTC.
.TP
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\fIunit\fR
One of the words, \fBseconds\fR, \fBminutes\fR, \fBhours\fR,
\fBdays\fR, \fBweeks\fR, \fBmonths\fR, or \fByears\fR, or
any unique prefix of such a word. Used in conjunction with \fIcount\fR
to identify an interval of time, for example, \fI3 seconds\fR or
\fI1 year\fR.
.SS "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB-base\fR time
Specifies that any relative times present in a \fBclock scan\fR command
are to be given relative to \fItime\fR. \fItime\fR must be expressed as
a count of nominal seconds from the epoch time of 1 January 1970, 00:00 UTC.
.TP
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Next, relative specifications are used. If a date or day is
specified, and no absolute or relative time is given, midnight is
used. Finally, a correction is applied so that the correct hour of
the day is produced after allowing for daylight savings time
differences and the correct date is given when going from the end
of a long month to a short month.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
msgcat
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (c) 2004 Kevin B. Kenny <kennykb@acm.org>. All rights reserved.
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Next, relative specifications are used. If a date or day is
specified, and no absolute or relative time is given, midnight is
used. Finally, a correction is applied so that the correct hour of
the day is produced after allowing for daylight savings time
differences and the correct date is given when going from the end
of a long month to a short month.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
msgcat(n)
.SH KEYWORDS
clock, date, time
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
Copyright (c) 2004 Kevin B. Kenny <kennykb@acm.org>. All rights reserved.
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