Epoch Converter and Date/Time in BASH

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• Getting Current Date and Time
• From Unix Time to Date
• From Date to Unix Time

Getting Current Date and Time

    #current unix time
    date +"%s"

    #current date
    date

    #current date but -u gives the UTC
    date -u
                

Output:

    1550546691
    Tue Feb 19 03:24:51 UTC 2019
    Tue Feb 19 03:24:51 UTC 2019

                

From Unix Time to Date

    #from unix time to date
    date -d @1550014601

                

Output:

    Tue Feb 12 23:36:41 UTC 2019

                

From Date to Unix Time

    #from date to unix time
    date -d '02/12/2019 00:00:00' +"%s"

                

Output:

    1549929600