Returns the current system time as a string in the format YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss[.XX][ TZ]. Square brackets indicate optional parts of the string, 'XX' stands for milliseconds and 'TZ' for 'Timezone'.
Usage
now(usetz = TRUE, color = NULL, digits.sec = 0)
now_ms(usetz = TRUE, color = NULL, digits.sec = 2)Arguments
- usetz
Logical, indicating whether to include the timezone in the output.
- color
Optional color to use for the timestamp. This parameter is only effective if the output is directed to a terminal that supports color, which is checked via
isatty(stdout()).- digits.sec
Integer, the number of digits to include for seconds. Default is 0.
Value
For now, the current system time as a string in the format YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss TZ.
For now_ms, the format is YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.XX TZ, where XX represents milliseconds.
Examples
now() # "2021-11-27 19:19:31 CEST"
#> [1] "2024-07-11 13:42:50 UTC"
now_ms() # "2022-06-30 07:14:26.82 CEST"
#> [1] "2024-07-11 13:42:50.89 UTC"
now(usetz = FALSE) # "2022-06-30 07:14:26.82"
#> [1] "2024-07-11 13:42:50 UTC"
now(color = fg$GREY) # "\033[1;30m2024-06-27 14:41:20 CEST\033[0m"
#> [1] "2024-07-11 13:42:50 UTC"