System Date and Time

Description

Returns a character string of the current system date and time.

Usage

date()

Value

The string has the form "Fri Aug 20 11:11:00 1999", i.e. length 24, since it relies on POSIX' ctime ensuring the above fixed format. Timezone and Daylight Saving Time are taken account of, but not indicated in the result.

Examples

(d <- date())
nchar(d) == 24