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|  | # ms
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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 | ||
|  | ms('2 days')  // 172800000 | ||
|  | ms('1d')      // 86400000 | ||
|  | ms('10h')     // 36000000 | ||
|  | ms('2.5 hrs') // 9000000 | ||
|  | ms('2h')      // 7200000 | ||
|  | ms('1m')      // 60000 | ||
|  | ms('5s')      // 5000 | ||
|  | ms('1y')      // 31557600000 | ||
|  | ms('100')     // 100 | ||
|  | ms('-3 days') // -259200000 | ||
|  | ms('-1h')     // -3600000 | ||
|  | ms('-200')    // -200 | ||
|  | ``` | ||
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|  | ### Convert from Milliseconds
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|  | ```js | ||
|  | ms(60000)             // "1m" | ||
|  | ms(2 * 60000)         // "2m" | ||
|  | ms(-3 * 60000)        // "-3m" | ||
|  | ms(ms('10 hours'))    // "10h" | ||
|  | ``` | ||
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|  | ### Time Format Written-Out
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|  | ```js | ||
|  | ms(60000, { long: true })             // "1 minute" | ||
|  | ms(2 * 60000, { long: true })         // "2 minutes" | ||
|  | ms(-3 * 60000, { long: true })        // "-3 minutes" | ||
|  | ms(ms('10 hours'), { long: true })    // "10 hours" | ||
|  | ``` | ||
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|  | ## Features
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|  | - Works both in [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) and in the browser | ||
|  | - If a number is supplied to `ms`, a string with a unit is returned | ||
|  | - If a string that contains the number is supplied, it returns it as a number (e.g.: it returns `100` for `'100'`) | ||
|  | - If you pass a string with a number and a valid unit, the number of equivalent milliseconds is returned | ||
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|  | ## Related Packages
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|  | - [ms.macro](https://github.com/knpwrs/ms.macro) - Run `ms` as a macro at build-time. | ||
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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 | ||
|  | 2. Link the package to the global module directory: `npm link` | ||
|  | 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.js will now use your clone of ms! | ||
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|  | As always, you can run the tests using: `npm test` |