seconds

Details #

seconds() takes no arguments and returns the time since the Mac started, in seconds. The result has decimals.

It is a stopwatch, not a clock: it has no date. Read it before and after something and subtract to see how long that took. For the date and time of day, use now or time.

Parameters #

Takes 0 arguments. {{ seconds() }}

Examples #

seconds()

round(seconds() / 3600, 1)

Gotchas #

• Passing an argument is an error: seconds() takes 0 arguments, got 1.

• It counts from when the Mac started, so the number is large and differs on every Mac.

• Reading it twice in one expression can give two slightly different values.