<function name="time" parent="os" type="libraryfunc"> <description>Returns the system time in seconds past the unix epoch. If a table is supplied, the function attempts to build a system time with the specified table members.</description> <realm>Shared and Menu</realm> <args> <arg name="dateData" type="table" default="nil">Table to generate the time from. This table's data is interpreted as being in the local timezone. See <page>Structures/DateData</page></arg> </args> <rets> <ret name="" type="number">Seconds passed since Unix epoch</ret> </rets> </function> <example> <description>Prints out the current time, in seconds past the unix epoch.</description> <code>print( os.time() )</code> <output>{{#time:U</output>⤶ <output>1581691801</output>⤶ </example> ⤶ ⤶ }}