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 +# $EPIC: utime_function.txt,v 1.1.1.1 2006/07/11 04:57:43 jnelson Exp $
 +======Synopsis:======
 +$__time__() \\
 +$__utime__()
 +
 +======Technical:======
 +These functions return the current time in utc format.  The only
 +difference between the two is that $__time__() is accurate to the second,
 +while $__utime__() is accurate to the microsecond.  Neither function takes
 +any arguments.
 +
 +======Practical:======
 +Both functions return a long unsigned integer representing the number
 +of seconds since 18:00, 31 December 1969, which can be parsed into a
 +human-readable format by $[[stime]]().  In addition, $utime() returns an
 +additional integer, representing the number of microseconds past the
 +first number that the current time is.
 +
 +======Returns:======
 +utc time, plus number of microseconds past utc time for $__utime__()
 +
 +======Examples:======
 +<file>
 +$time()      might return "850381369"
 +$utime()     might return "850381369 56367", which is "850381369.056367"
 +</file>
 +
 +======See Also:======
 +[[.:stime]](6)
 +
  
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