timeutc#
Purpose#
Returns the number of seconds since January 1, 1970 Greenwich Mean Time.
Format#
- tc = timeutc()#
- Returns:
tc (scalar) – number of seconds since January 1, 1970 Greenwich Mean Time.
Examples#
// Retrieve seconds since January 1, 1970 GMT
tc = timeutc;
// Convert to a date time vector
utv = utctodtv(tc);
After the code above, tc and utv are equal to:
tc = 1340080112
utv = 2012 06 18 21 28 32 1 169
See also
Functions dtvnormal(), utctodtv()