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+# $EPIC: time_function.txt,v 1.4 2007/07/10 22:09:59 jnelson Exp $
+======Synopsis:======
+$__time__()
+======Technical:======
+   * All arguments, if any, are ignored.
+   * This function calls your system's time(3) function, which typically returns the number of seconds since the epoch, 1970 Jan 1 00:00:00 GMT.
+   * In theory, every unix host should have the same time as every other unix host, but getting everyone to agree on the time is like herding cats.
+   * If you need sub-second resolution, use the $[[utime function|utime]]() function.
+======Practical:======
+You can convert the UTC value into human readable format using either the
+$[[stime]]() function or the $[[strftime]]() function.  You can also use
+the UTC value for tracking the elapsed time between two events.
+======Returns:======
+The number of seconds that have elapsed since the epoch.
+======Examples:======
+  $time()      might return "850381369"
+======History:======
+This function first appeared in ircII.