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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/mod_datetime.yo b/Doc/Zsh/mod_datetime.yo index 145d4a181..619067698 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/mod_datetime.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/mod_datetime.yo @@ -30,12 +30,35 @@ in seconds if tt(-r) is given) to var(scalar) instead of printing it. ) enditem() -The tt(zsh/datetime) module makes available one parameter: +The tt(zsh/datetime) module makes available several parameters; +all are readonly: startitem() +vindex(EPOCHREALTIME) +item(tt(EPOCHREALTIME))( +A floating point value representing the number of seconds since +the epoch. The notional accuracy is to nanoseconds if the +tt(clock_gettime) call is available and to microseconds otherwise, +but in practice the range of double precision floating point and +shell scheduling latencies may be significant effects. +) vindex(EPOCHSECONDS) item(tt(EPOCHSECONDS))( An integer value representing the number of seconds since the epoch. ) +vindex(epochtime) +item(tt(epochtime))( +An array value containing the number of seconds since the epoch +in the first element and the remainder of the time since the epoch +in nanoseconds in the second element. To ensure the two elements +are consistent the array should be copied or otherwise referenced +as a single substitution before the values are used. The following +idiom may be used: + +example(for secs nsecs in $epochtime; do + ... +done) + +) enditem() |