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Sec is a standard suffix for time values, anything ending with Sec accepts a value in seconds. 12h is shorthand for 'the number of seconds in 12 hours'
by rjh29 3y ago
Sec is a standard suffix for time values, anything ending with Sec accepts a value in seconds. 12h is shorthand for 'the number of seconds in 12 hours'
- Gud 3y agoStandard where? I have never seen this before and I’ve been reading *nix configuration files for 20+ years
- rjh29 3y agoStandard within systemd (i.e. consistent).
- gkbrk 3y agoIt's standard to say 12h and expect this to read as 43200? Sounds like a lousy standard if the correct way to use it is to say "I want to delay by 12 hour seconds". What is even "12 hour seconds"?
- rjh29 3y agoIn our code at work we have constants like HOUR=3600 and RESTART_TIME_SECS = 6 * HOUR. It makes sense to me. If it doesn't for you, feel free to use something else I guess.
- unethical_ban 3y agoMakes sense once you know it. "Sec" suffix indicates time and implements a default of seconds, where a suffix to the value indicates a change in unit. It would be like Asking "Memory Allocation(MB)" but accepting "12G" for 12 GB.