`sh-print-nanos-now`

A simple Bash function to print the epoch time in floating-point format.

Depending on what's available on the system, uses gdate on macOS (if installed, e.g., brew install coreutils), or date on Linux/GNU, or a simple Python command otherwise.

Overview

This project is an extremely simple Bash function. It exists solely so the author can avoid copy-pasting the same nine lines of code between different projects.

Usage

Source the file and call the function it defines, or call the file directly.

E.g.,:

$ . sh-print-nanos-now
$ sh-print-nanos-now
FIXME

Or:

$ path/to/sh-print-nanos-now
FIXME

Installation

The author recommends cloning the repository and wiring its bin/ to PATH.

You can also create a symlink to the executable from a location already on PATH, such as possibly ~/.local/bin.

Or you could clone the project and run the program directly to evaluate it first, before deciding how you want to wire it.

Alternatively, you might find that using a shell package manager, such as bkpg, is more appropriate for your needs, e.g., bpkg install -g landonb/sh-print-nanos-now.

Makefile install

The included Makefile can also be used to help install.

E.g., you could clone this project somewhere and then run a sudo make install to install it globally:

git clone https://github.com/landonb/sh-print-nanos-now.git
cd sh-print-nanos-now
# Install to /usr/local/bin
sudo make install

Or specify a PREFIX to install anywhere else, such as locally, e.g.,
```
# Install to $USER/.local/bin
PREFIX=~/.local/bin make install
```
And then ensure that the target directory is on the user's PATH variable.

You could, for example, add the following to ~/.bashrc:
```
export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin
```

Manual install

If you clone the project and want the command to be callable in your shell, remember to ensure that it can be found on PATH, e.g.,

git clone https://github.com/landonb/sh-print-nanos-now.git
export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/sh-print-nanos-now/bin

Usage

sh-print-nanos-now

Enjoy!