format duration
For strings.
Outputs duration with a specified unit of time.
Command Type
built-in
Signature
> format duration {flags} (format value) ...rest
Parameters
format value: The unit in which to display the duration....rest: For a data structure input, format duration at the given cell paths.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| duration | string |
| list<duration> | list<string> |
| table | table |
Examples
Convert µs duration to the requested second duration as a string.
> 1000000µs | format duration sec
1 secConvert durations to µs duration as strings.
> [1sec 2sec] | format duration µs
╭───┬────────────╮
│ 0 │ 1000000 µs │
│ 1 │ 2000000 µs │
╰───┴────────────╯
Convert duration to µs as a string if unit asked for was us.
> 1sec | format duration us
1000000 µsPorted from nushell/nushell.github.io. Copyright (c) 2021 Nushell Project. MIT License.