ApeTime: Read modification time from "ape" Nexus file

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Read modification time from "ape" Nexus file

Description

ApeTime() reads the time that a tree written with "ape" was modified, based on the comment in the Nexus file.

Usage

ApeTime(filepath, format = "double")

Arguments

filepath	Character string specifying path to the file.
format	Format in which to return the time: "double" as a sortable numeric; any other value to return a string in the format ⁠YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss⁠.

Value

ApeTime() returns the time that the specified file was created by ape, in the format specified by format.

Author(s)

Martin R. Smith ([e-mail])

TreeTools documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 7:18 p.m.