Get uptime on mac #python #system #shell

mac_osx_uptime.md

Using the following terminal command one can retrieve the uptime in seconds:

sysctl kern.boottime

getting a response like this:

kern.boottime: { sec = 1362633455, usec = 0 } Wed Mar  6 21:17:35 2013

Using cut one can retrieve the amount of seconds:

sysctl -n kern.boottime | cut -c14-18

getting a response like this:

1362633455