====== Seconds since the Epoch ======

===== Name =====

    unixtime

===== Details =====

^ Type                | [[:cfgtype:uint32|32-bit unsigned integer]]  |
^ DHCP option number  | not applicable                               |
^ ISC dhcpd syntax    | not applicable                               |

===== Examples =====

=== Display the current time ===

    iPXE> show unixtime
    builtin/unixtime:uint32 = 0x5889ed58

===== Description =====

Shows the current time (measured in seconds since the Unix Epoch, i.e. since January 1 1970 00:00:00).

===== See also =====

  * ''[[:cmd:ntp]]''
  * [[:cfg|List of all iPXE settings]]

===== Notes =====

You can convert the time into a human-readable format using the Linux ''date'' command.  For example:

    date --date=@$((0x5889ed58))

The time zone is the time zone as used by the machine's CMOS clock.  This will often (but not always) be UTC.  If you need a time in a known time zone, then you can use the ''[[:cmd:ntp]]'' command to obtain the current UTC time.