# unixNow()

Determines the current timestamp as understood by the unix world.

### Syntax

o_unixNow()
  no inputs
  return: scalar Real32

### Usage

Determines the current timestamp as understood by the unix world.

### Location

menu: veeos ==> Date/Time ==> unixNow

library: veeosLib

### Example

o_yWeek(now()) returns the current week of the year.

### Notes

Very similar to the builtin `now()` but that is Windows time as opposed to unix time. Windows uses a 64- bit clock referenced to January 1 of the year 1. Unix on the other hand uses a 32-bit clock references to 1 January 1970.

### Reference

- ISO-8601 is an international standard for time and date representation.

### Supported On

VEE 7.0+, All platforms.

### See Also

time, yDay, yWeek, timeZone, utcNow, ywTodate

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