Convert seconds to human readable string(s)
Convert an amount of seconds to hours/days/weeks/etc.
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This function converts a (usually large) amount of seconds to human-readable string. For example,
>> str = seconds2human(1463456.3)
str =
'About 2 weeks and 2 days.'
You may also call the function with a second input argument; either 'short' (the default) or 'full'. This determines the level of detail returned in the string:
>> str = seconds2human(1463456.3, 'full')
str =
'2 weeks, 2 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes, 56 seconds.'
The 'short' format returns only the two largest units of time.
Furthermore, [secs] may be an NxM-matrix, in which case the output is an NxM cell array of the corresponding strings.
Cite As
Rody Oldenhuis (2026). Convert seconds to human readable string(s) (https://github.com/rodyo/FEX-seconds2human/releases/tag/v1.6), GitHub. Retrieved .
General Information
- Version 1.6 (3.39 KB)
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MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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| Version | Published | Release Notes | Action |
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| 1.6 | See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/rodyo/FEX-seconds2human/releases/tag/v1.6 |
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| 1.5.0.0 | Description update
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| 1.4.0.0 | - Added 'decennium' as a time unit
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| 1.3.0.0 | Updated contact info |
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| 1.2.0.0 | - reduced the default verbosity, as suggested by Jos. The verbosity can now be changed with a second argument. - Included (sec < 1) case, as suggested by Jesse. |
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| 1.1.0.0 | updated code thanks to Jos' comments. |
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| 1.0.0.0 |
