txt: ## dist_zef-raku-community-modules-Time-Duration-Parser.md
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  # NAME
  
  Time::Duration::Parser - Parse duration strings into seconds
  
  # SYNOPSIS
  
  ```
  use Time::Duration::Parser;
  
  my $time-string = "5 days 4 hours 52 minutes 3 seconds";
  my $s = duration-to-seconds($time-string);
  say "$time-string -> $s seconds";
  
  ```
  
  # DESCRIPTION
  
  Time::Duration::Parser is a module exports a single subroutine `duration-to-seconds` that turns a string like "3 days 29 minutes" into a number of seconds.
  
  Note, for **months** and **years** the values are approximated as 30 days and 365 days respectively.
  
  # AUTHOR
  
  Jonathan Scott Duff
  
  Source can be located at: <https://github.com/raku-community-modules/Time-Duration-Parser> . Comments and Pull Requests are welcome.
  
  # COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
  
  Copyright 2017 Jonathan Scott Duff
  
  Copyright 2018 - 2022 Raku Community
  
  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.
  