How to get the current date value in epoch i.e., number of days elapsed since 1970-1-1. I need solution in unix shell script.
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How to get the current date value in epoch i.e., number of days elapsed since 1970-1-1. I need solution in unix shell script.
Update: The answer previously posted here linked to a custom script that is no longer available, solely because the OP indicated that
date +'%s'didn’t work for him. Please see UberAlex’ answer and cadrian’s answer for proper solutions. In short:For the number of seconds since the Unix epoch use
date(1)as follows:For the number of days since the Unix epoch divide the result by the number of seconds in a day (mind the double parentheses!):