Time::tm(3perl)

💖 Time::tm(3perl) — the secret little struct behind your time functions ✨

okay bestie, real talk: this is a page from the Perl Programmers Reference Guide, and it's about Time::tm — the internal object that Time::gmtime and Time::localtime use behind the scenes. she's not for you, she's for the machinery 🎀 but let's get into it anyway because the lore is kinda iconic.

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🫶 NAME 🫶

Time::tm — the internal object used by Time::gmtime and Time::localtime. lowkey a supporting character, highkey essential 💅

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🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

🚨 bestie STOP. put the keyboard down.

Don't use this module directly.

that's it. that's the whole synopsis. she said do not perceive me 😭

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the tea 🍓 — this module is used internally as a base class by the Time::localtime And Time::gmtime functions. (yes the original really capitalizes that "And", we keep it, we don't ask questions 💀)

what it does is create a Time::tm struct object — and the way that works is that you can address it just like C's tm structure from time.h. iykyk, C girlies know exactly what this is giving 🧚

and the fields you can reach into are, one by one:

• sec
• min
• hour
• mday
• mon
• year
• wday
• yday
• isdst

nine little slots, all addressable, all vibing ✨

This class is an internal interface only. periodt. she's backstage, she's not taking pictures with the fans 💅

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Tom Christiansen — the icon himself 🫶

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that's the whole page, bestie, she's short and mysterious and that's her whole brand 🦋

this was perl v5.44.0, dated 2026-10-17 — catch you in the next manual page, mwah 💖🌸💜