How can I generate Unix timestamps?
In Linux or MacOS you can use: date +%s where +%s, seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. (GNU Coreutils 8.24 Date manual) Example output now 1454000043.
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How to convert timestamps to dates in Bash?
On systems with GNU Coreutils >= 5.3.0, e.g. Linux you can use: date -d @1267619929
How to get the unix timestamp in C#
As of .NET 4.6, there is DateTimeOffset.ToUnixTimeSeconds. This is an instance method, so you are expected to call it on an instance of DateTimeOffset. You can also cast any instance of DateTime, though beware the timezone. To get the current timestamp: DateTimeOffset.Now.ToUnixTimeSeconds() To get the timestamp from a DateTime: DateTime foo = DateTime.Now; long unixTime … Read more
Converting unix timestamp string to readable date
Use datetime module: from datetime import datetime ts = int(‘1284101485’) # if you encounter a “year is out of range” error the timestamp # may be in milliseconds, try `ts /= 1000` in that case print(datetime.utcfromtimestamp(ts).strftime(‘%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S’))