$stime(<integer representing UTC value>)

• If the argument is omitted, this function returns the empty string.
• The function passes the integer value you provide to the ctime C Library Function and returns the result, after chopping off the trailing newline.
• The return value of this function is supposed to be human readable.

This function converts the return value of $time() into something a human being can understand. It is a simpler version of the $strftime() function.

current date/time string in human-readable form

$stime($time())             current time string
$stime(0)                   the dawn of time

This function first appeared in ircII.