Data.Time.Clock.POSIX

POSIX time, if you need to deal with timestamps and the like. Most people won't need this module.

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posixDayLength :: NominalDiffTime

86400 nominal seconds in every day

type POSIXTime = NominalDiffTime

POSIX time is the nominal time since 1970-01-01 00:00 UTC

To convert from a Foreign.C.CTime or System.Posix.EpochTime, use realToFrac.

posixSecondsToUTCTime :: POSIXTime -> UTCTime

utcTimeToPOSIXSeconds :: UTCTime -> POSIXTime

getPOSIXTime :: IO POSIXTime

Get the current POSIX time from the system clock.