Date

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Convert date from human readable format to seconds since epoch (1 Jan 1970)

To convert date from human readable format to seconds since epoch use command similar to:

date -d "2015-12-12 13:41:59" +%s

Example output would be:

1449907919

Convert date from seconds since 1970 to human readable format

To convert date from seconds since 1970 to human readable format use command similar to:

date -d@1449907919

Example output would be:

Sat Dec 12 13:41:59 IST 2015

Convert date from other timezone to system time zone

To convert date from other timezone to system time zone use something similar to:

   date -d "2016-05-06 09:00:00 CDT"

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