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								# ms
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								[](https://travis-ci.org/zeit/ms)
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								[](https://zeit.chat/)
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								Use this package to easily convert various time formats to milliseconds.
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								## Examples
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								```js
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								ms('2 days')  // 172800000
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								ms('1d')      // 86400000
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								ms('10h')     // 36000000
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								ms('2.5 hrs') // 9000000
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								ms('2h')      // 7200000
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								ms('1m')      // 60000
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								ms('5s')      // 5000
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								ms('1y')      // 31557600000
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								ms('100')     // 100
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								```
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								### Convert from milliseconds
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								```js
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								ms(60000)             // "1m"
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								ms(2 * 60000)         // "2m"
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								ms(ms('10 hours'))    // "10h"
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								```
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								### Time format written-out
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								```js
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								ms(60000, { long: true })             // "1 minute"
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								ms(2 * 60000, { long: true })         // "2 minutes"
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								ms(ms('10 hours'), { long: true })    // "10 hours"
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								```
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								## Features
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								- Works both in [node](https://nodejs.org) and in the browser.
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								- If a number is supplied to `ms`, a string with a unit is returned.
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								- If a string that contains the number is supplied, it returns it as a number (e.g.: it returns `100` for `'100'`).
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								- If you pass a string with a number and a valid unit, the number of equivalent ms is returned.
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								## Caught a bug?
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								1. [Fork](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) this repository to your own GitHub account and then [clone](https://help.github.com/articles/cloning-a-repository/) it to your local device
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								2. Link the package to the global module directory: `npm link`
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								3. Within the module you want to test your local development instance of ms, just link it to the dependencies: `npm link ms`. Instead of the default one from npm, node will now use your clone of ms!
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								As always, you can run the tests using: `npm test`
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