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GitHub Action

Get DateTime

v1.0.3 Latest version

Get DateTime

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Get DateTime

Get the current date and time in a specific format

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

              

- name: Get DateTime

uses: benzine-framework/action-get-datetime@v1.0.3

Learn more about this action in benzine-framework/action-get-datetime

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action-get-datetime

Simple action that names datetimes more useful in github actions.

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Usage

Use it like so:

- uses: benzine-framework/action-get-datetime@v1
  id: get-datetime
- run: echo "The current datetime is ${{ steps.get-datetime.outputs.datetime }}"

or

- uses: benzine-framework/action-get-datetime@v1
- run: echo "The current datetime is ${{ env.DATETIME }}"

Outputs

Output Env Description
steps.date.outputs.datetime env.DATETIME The current datetime in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ.
steps.date.outputs.date env.DATE The current date in the format YYYY-MM-DD.
steps.date.outputs.time env.TIME The current time in the format HH:MM:SS.
steps.date.outputs.atom env.ATOM The current datetime in ATOM format.
steps.date.outputs.atom_with_millis env.ATOM_WITH_MILLIS The current datetime in ATOM format with milliseconds.