On 20100115_051059, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > Which tool can help me decode the Unix time? E.g., strings like > 1257624539, 1258162046, 1257623988, 1257709563, etc. they are about 68 > days ago. > > Thanks >
date contains the standard time/date handling code, but it is inconvenient to give it a ten digit Unix time number. Where are you getting these numbers? I suggest that you change the way you get the numbers so that they are both human readable and parsable by simple code. I like date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S This gives a string of 15 bytes that sorts to the same order as the UNIX time number and is visually understandable with only a little effort. (It has no embedded spaces and is almost as compact as 10 digit Unix time.) If the time of interest is the modification time of file, foo, the command is date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S -r foo For the mod time of foo in the UTC time zone use date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S -ur foo See, man date -- Paul E Condon pecon...@mesanetworks.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
