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sys_time_now() returns the current time in UTC.

Usage

sys_time_now()

Value

A sys-time of the current time in UTC.

Details

The time is returned with a nanosecond precision, but the actual amount of data returned is OS dependent. Usually, information at at least the microsecond level is returned, with some platforms returning nanosecond information.

Examples

x <- sys_time_now()