title: get current datetime in minutes and convert datetime (d.m.Y H:m) to minutes Javascript
body: <p>Please i need some help in <strong>javascript or jQuery</strong> :</p>
  
  <p>how to get <strong>current</strong> date and time to <strong>minutes</strong>? </p>
  
  <p>i have a datetime in that format : <code>'d/m/Y H:m'</code> (example <code>25/12/2016 22:35</code>) in input . how to <strong>get</strong> it and convert it to minutes ? and make difference between it and current datetime </p>
  
  <p>Thank you in advance for help. I tried all but nothing works </p>