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|return_text=that is the number of seconds elapsed since 00:00 hours, Jan 1, 1970 {{Wikipedia|Coordinated Universal Time|UTC}} from the system clock. | |return_text=that is the number of seconds elapsed since 00:00 hours, Jan 1, 1970 {{Wikipedia|Coordinated Universal Time|UTC}} from the system clock ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time Unix time]). | ||
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* Time codes outside 1901-12-13 20:45:52 UTC and 2038-01-19 03:14:08 UTC cannot be represented in LSL due to its use of signed 32-bit integers for Unix times. Scripts that rely on this function after January 19, 2038 may have logical errors. | |||
** Consider [[llGetTimestamp]] instead, which will correctly report time through 2038. | |||
** Lua scripts (not including LSL scripts compiled for the Luau VM) do not have this limitation with <code>os.time()</code>, since it returns a 64-bit number and will correctly represent time through the likely heat death of the universe. | |||
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// Reset tracker | // Reset tracker | ||
integer BOOT_TIME; | integer BOOT_TIME; | ||
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=== Helper Functions: === | === Helper Functions: === | ||
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{{LSL DefineRow||[[uuLinuxTime]]|Converts date to Unix Time stamp (from Linux kernel's sources)}} | {{LSL DefineRow||[[uuLinuxTime]]|Converts date to Unix Time stamp (from Linux kernel's sources)}} | ||
{{LSL DefineRow||[[Unix2WeekdayStr]]|Gets the weekday from a Unix Time stamp. ex: "Friday" from 1234567890}} | {{LSL DefineRow||[[Unix2WeekdayStr]]|Gets the weekday from a Unix Time stamp. ex: "Friday" from 1234567890}} | ||
{{LSL DefineRow||[[Unix2PST_PDT]]|Converts Unix Time stamp to an SLT date/time string with PST or PDT indication as appropriate}} | |||
{{LSL DefineRow||[[Unix2GMTorBST]]|Converts Unix Time stamp to a UK date/time string with GMT or BST indication as appropriate}} | |||
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|haiku={{Haiku|Ticking time bomb waits,|A few years till scripts explode—|Y2K, take two!|author=ChatGPT 4}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:38, 20 April 2026
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Summary
Function: integer llGetUnixTime( );
| 0.0 | Forced Delay |
| 10.0 | Energy |
Returns an integer that is the number of seconds elapsed since 00:00 hours, Jan 1, 1970 
UTC from the system clock (Unix time).
Caveats
- Time codes outside 1901-12-13 20:45:52 UTC and 2038-01-19 03:14:08 UTC cannot be represented in LSL due to its use of signed 32-bit integers for Unix times. Scripts that rely on this function after January 19, 2038 may have logical errors.
- Consider llGetTimestamp instead, which will correctly report time through 2038.
- Lua scripts (not including LSL scripts compiled for the Luau VM) do not have this limitation with
os.time(), since it returns a 64-bit number and will correctly represent time through the likely heat death of the universe.
Examples
// Reset tracker
integer BOOT_TIME;
default
{
state_entry()
{
BOOT_TIME = llGetUnixTime();
llSetTimerEvent(0.1);
}
timer()
{
llSetText((string)(llGetUnixTime() - BOOT_TIME) + " Seconds since boot.\n\n ", <1,0,0>, 1.0);
llSetTimerEvent(1);
}
}
Useful Snippets
Helper Functions:
| • | Unix2StampLst | – | Converts Unix Time stamp to a list. ex: 1234567890 to [2009, 2, 13, 23, 31, 30] | |
| • | Stamp2UnixInt | – | Converts date to Unix Time stamp. ex: [2009, 2, 13, 23, 31, 30] to 1234567890 | |
| • | uuLinuxTime | – | Converts date to Unix Time stamp (from Linux kernel's sources) | |
| • | Unix2WeekdayStr | – | Gets the weekday from a Unix Time stamp. ex: "Friday" from 1234567890 | |
| • | Unix2PST_PDT | – | Converts Unix Time stamp to an SLT date/time string with PST or PDT indication as appropriate | |
| • | Unix2GMTorBST | – | Converts Unix Time stamp to a UK date/time string with GMT or BST indication as appropriate |
See Also
Functions
| • | llGetTimestamp | – | Human Readable UTC Date and time | |
| • | llGetDate | – | Human Readable UTC Date | |
| • | llGetTime | – | Elapsed script-time. |
Deep Notes
Tests
| • | llGetUnixTime Conformance Test |
Signature |
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function integer llGetUnixTime(); |
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