datetime)A date and/or time conversion tool (like
printfbut for date and time values)
While date is a standard UNIX tool, it’s syntax can vary
from Linux to macOS. datetype aims to be a cross platform
alternative while also offering a range of saner syntax options too.
The syntax for datetime is modelled from date and time
libraries from various popular programming languages.
Pass date/time value as a parameter:
datetime --in "format" --out "format" --value "date/time" -> <stdout>Read date/time value from stdout:
<stdin> -> datetime --in "format" --out "format" -> <stdout>» datetime --in "{now}" --out "{go}01/02/06 15:04:05"
12/08/21 22:32:30» echo "12/08/21 22:32:30" -> datetime --in "{go}01/02/06 15:04:05" --out "{unix}"
1639002750» datetime --value "12/08/21 22:32:30" --in "{go}01/02/06 15:04:05" --out "{unix}"
1639002750--in Defines the date/time string is formatted in
--value--out Defined how the date/time string should be
formatted in stdout--value Date/time value to convert (if omitted and the
input format is not set to {now} then date/time is read
from stdin)datetime supports a number of parsers, defined in curly
braces.
{py}:
Python strftime / strptime format codesMurex doesn’t support all the language and locale features of Python, instead defaulting to English. However enough support is there to cover most use cases.
Documentation regarding these format codes can be found on docs.python.org.
{go}: Go (lang)
time.Time format codesMurex has full support for Go’s date/time parsing.
Documentation regarding these format codes can be found on pkg.go.dev.
{now}: Current date and
timeThis is only supported as an input. When it is used
--value flag is not required.
datetimestr.datetime[ ..Range ]: Outputs a ranged subset of data from
stdina): A
sophisticated yet simple way to stream an array or list (mkarray)This document was generated from builtins/core/time/datetime_doc.yaml.
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