Unix time
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Current Unix time
1724540128
(2024-08-24T22:55:28+00:00)
1724540128
(2024-08-24T22:55:28+00:00)
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Unix timeis the number of seconds that have passed since the initialdateandtimeknown by UNIX as Tuesday 1 January 197000:00:00UTC.[2]It is mostly used inUnix-likeand many otheroperating systems.People can check Unix time on most Unix computers by typingdate +%s
on theUnix command line.
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[change|change source]Sources
[change|change source]- ↑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.