How do I convert an epoch timestamp to a human readable format on the cli?

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How do I convert an epoch timestamp to a human readable format on the cli?

How do I convert an epoch timestamp to a human readable format on the cli? I think there's a way to do it with date but the syntax eludes me (other ways welcome).

date shell command-line

3 years ago by vishaljlf39

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**Bharatv4tg1** · Answer 1 · 2021-12-10T07:18:34

If your epoch time is in milliseconds instead of seconds, remove the last three digits before passing it to date -d:

$ date -d @1455086371603

Tue Nov  7 02:46:43 PST 48079     #Incorrect

This gives incorrect data. Remove the last three digits.

$ date -d @1455086371

Tue Feb  9 22:39:31 PST 2016      #Correct after removing the last three digits. You may remove and round off the last digit too.

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How do I convert an epoch timestamp to a human readable format on the cli?

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