Calculate time difference from UNIX epoch to current time
This function calculates the time difference between the UNIX epoch
(1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC) and the current system time.
Usage
origin2now(units = "mins")
Arguments
- units
A character string specifying the time units for the result.
Valid options are "auto", "secs", "mins", "hours", "days", "weeks".
Default is "mins". Invalid units will be reset to "mins" with a warning.
Value
A difftime object representing the time elapsed since the UNIX epoch
in the specified units.
Examples
# Get time since epoch in minutes (default)
origin2now()
#> Time difference of 29321030 mins
# Get time since epoch in hours
origin2now("hours")
#> Time difference of 488683.8 hours
# Get time since epoch in days
origin2now("days")
#> Time difference of 20361.83 days
