NAME

       ns_time, ns_fmttime, ns_gmtime, ns_localtime, - commands

SYNOPSIS

       ns_fmttime time ?format string?

       ns_gmtime

       ns_localtime

       ns_time

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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

SEE ALSO

       ns_httptime

KEYWORDS