now ( 'long' | DATEFORMAT )

public final static String	_nowHelp	= "${now;pattern|'long'}, returns current time";

public Object _now(String args[]) {
	verifyCommand(args, _nowHelp, null, 1, 2);
	Date now = new Date();

	if (args.length == 2) {
		if ("long".equals(args[1]))
			return now.getTime();

		DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat(args[1]);
		return df.format(now);
	}
	return new Date();
}