# Re: Uptime Since... (#174)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-uptime-since-174/151039>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 16, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-uptime-since-174/151039 "2008-10-16T07:39:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-uptime-since-174/151039/1 "2008-10-16T07:39:15Z")

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On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Matthew M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
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## Uptime Since… (#174)

Nice and easy one this week. Your task is to write a Ruby script that  
reports the date and time of your last reboot, making use of the  
`uptime` command.

While `uptime` is available on the various Unixes and Mac OS X,  
Windows users might need to do a little extra work. Here are [two](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555737)  
[options](http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5826014.html) for Windows users.