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JASlinux 04-29-2021 11:12 AM
Can linux *convert* date information on the command line?
 
I have the date as text or console input.

Can I convert it to Unix seconds in terminal?

example
IN: Tue Sep 11 08:46:40 2001 ---> OUT: 1000169200

teckk 04-29-2021 11:18 AM
Code:
a="Tue Sep 11 08:46:40 2001"

b=$(date -d "$a" +"%s")

echo "$b"
1000216000

teckk 04-29-2021 11:42 AM
Code:
#!/usr/bin/bash

col1=$(tput setaf 2)
col2=$(tput setaf 3)
clr=$(tput sgr0)

message="Enter time-date with format:
12:34 | apr 10 12:34 | apr 10 12:34 2021 | Sat apr 10 12:34 2021

Enter date/time:> "

while :; do
    read -p "${message}" clock_time

    Time_sec=$(date -d "$clock_time" +"%s")

    echo -e ""$col1"\nEpoch time is: "$col2""$Time_sec"\n"$clr""
done

TB0ne 04-29-2021 11:54 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by JASlinux (Post 6246259)
I have the date as text or console input.

Can I convert it to Unix seconds in terminal?

example
IN: Tue Sep 11 08:46:40 2001 ---> OUT: 1000169200
Did you try reading the man page on the date command?? Possibly paying attention to the %s flag for formatting??


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