Bug #6749 ยป time_rdoc_explanation_of_leap_seconds.patch
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* call-seq:
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* time.sec -> fixnum
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* Returns the second of the minute (0..60)<em>[Yes, seconds really can
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* range from zero to 60. This allows the system to inject leap seconds
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* every now and then to correct for the fact that years are not really
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* a convenient number of hours long.]</em> for <i>time</i>.
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* Returns the second of the minute (0..60) for <i>time</i>.
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* <em>[Yes, seconds really can range from zero to 60. This allows the
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* system to inject leap seconds every now and then to correct for the
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* fact that days are not exactly 86400 seconds or 24 hours long.]</em>
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* t = Time.now #=> 2007-11-19 08:25:02 -0600
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* t.sec #=> 2
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