datetime
A date and/or time conversion tool (like
printf
but 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.
[ ..Range ]
: Outputs a ranged subset of data from stdina
(mkarray): A sophisticated yet simple way to build an array or listThis document was generated from builtins/core/typemgmt/datetime_doc.yaml.
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