ruby get current datetime

To get the current datetime in Ruby, you can use the Time.now method. Here is a step-by-step explanation:

  1. Time is a class in Ruby that represents dates and times.
  2. The Time.now method is a class method that returns the current time as an instance of the Time class.
  3. When you call Time.now, it creates a new instance of the Time class with the current time.
  4. The Time instance includes information about the current date, time, and timezone.
  5. By assigning the result of Time.now to a variable, you can use that variable to access different properties of the current datetime, such as the year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and timezone.

Here is an example of how you can use Time.now to get the current datetime:

current_datetime = Time.now
puts current_datetime

This will output something like:

2023-12-04 08:30:26 UTC

Note that the actual output may vary depending on your timezone.