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=Convert date in human-readable format to seconds since epoch (1 Jan 1970)=

May databases and log files may output timestamp in seconds since 1 Jan 1970 instead of using human-readable format.  In such cases convert date to seconds using:
<pre>
date -d <human-readable-date> +%s
</pre>

For example:
<pre>
date -d '1970-01-01 00:00 UTC' +%s
date -d '2022-10-15 13:20 IST' +%s
</pre>


=Convert epoch time (seconds since 1 Jan 1970) to human-readable time=
To convert epoch time to human readable time use:
<pre>
date -d @<seconds>
</pre>

For example:
<pre>
date -d @1665820200
</pre>


=Convert timezone via date command=

To change time / date from one timezone to other see [[Converting timezone using date command]]


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