format duration for strings

Signature

> format duration {flags} (format value) ...rest

Parameters

• format value: The unit in which to display the duration.
• ...rest: For a data structure input, format duration at the given cell paths.

Input/output types:

Examples

Convert µs duration to the requested second duration as a string.

> 1000000µs | format duration sec
1 sec

Convert durations to µs duration as strings.

> [1sec 2sec] | format duration µs
╭───┬────────────╮
│ 0 │ 1000000 µs │
│ 1 │ 2000000 µs │
╰───┴────────────╯

Convert duration to µs as a string if unit asked for was us.

> 1sec | format duration us
1000000 µs