Unix time

Current Unix time
1724540128(update)
(2024-08-24T22:55:28+00:00)

Unix timeis the number of seconds that have passed since the initialdateandtimeknown by UNIX as Tuesday 1 January 197000:00:00 UTC.^[2]It is mostly used inUnix-likeand many otheroperating systems.People can check Unix time on most Unix computers by typingdate +%son theUnix command line.

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Sources

↑Manjdo, Farhad."Unix Tick Tocks to a Billion | WIRED".Wired.Retrieved25 February2023.
↑"The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, section 4.16 Seconds Since the Epoch".The Open Group.Retrieved22 January2017.

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[1] Manjdo, Farhad."Unix Tick Tocks to a Billion | WIRED".Wired.Retrieved25 February2023.

[single-unix-spec-4.16-2] "The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, section 4.16 Seconds Since the Epoch".The Open Group.Retrieved22 January2017.

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