# cf.m

`cf.``m`(duration=1, month=1, day=1, hour=0, minute=0, second=0)

  Return a time duration of minutes in a `cf.TimeDuration` object.

  `cf.m()` is equivalent to `cf.TimeDuration(1, 'minute')`.

  See also

  `cf.Y`, `cf.M`, `cf.D`, `cf.h`, `cf.s`

  New in version 1.0.

  Parameters: | duration: number, optional The number of hours in the time duration. month, day, hour, minute, second: `int`, optional The default date-time elements for defining when a time interval based on this time duration begins or ends. See `cf.TimeDuration` and `cf.TimeDuration.interval` for details. Example: `cf.m(second=30)` is equivalent to `cf.TimeDuration(1, 'minute', second=30)`.
  Returns: | out: `cf.TimeDuration` The new `cf.TimeDuration` object.
  Examples: |

      >>> cf.m()
      <CF TimeDuration: 1 minute (from Y-M-D h:mm:00)>

      >>> cf.m(30, second=15)
      <CF TimeDuration: 30 minutes (from Y-M-D h:mm:15)>

      >>> cf.m(0.5)
      <CF TimeDuration: 0.5 minutes (from Y-M-D h:mm:00)>

      >>> cf.m(2.5, second=45)
      <CF TimeDuration: 2.5 minutes (from Y-M-D h:mm:45)>

      >>> cf.m(0)
      <CF TimeDuration: 0 minutes (from Y-M-D h:mm:00)>