# TIME












The `TIME` command returns the current server time as a two items lists: a Unix
timestamp and the amount of microseconds already elapsed in the current second.
Basically the interface is very similar to the one of the `gettimeofday` system
call.

## Examples


TIME
TIME


## Return information

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[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): specifically, a two-element array consisting of the Unix timestamp in seconds and the microseconds' count.

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[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): specifically, a two-element array consisting of the Unix timestamp in seconds and the microseconds' count.