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On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:06:04 -0500, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> To convert a UNIX date to a human-readable version the command is : |
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> 556: ~> date -d @1321251520 |
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> Mon Nov 14 01:18:40 EST 2011 |
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> I would like to create a Bash alias or function to do this, |
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> but can't get the Bash syntax right: it keeps telling me |
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> "date: the argument `1321251520' lacks a leading `+'; |
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> when using an option to specify date(s), any non-option |
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> argument must be a format string beginning with `+' |
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> Try `date --help' for more information". |
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It is difficult to say what is wrong with your alias as you haven't shown |
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it, but my guess is that is is introducing a space between the @ and the |
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timestamp, which gives exactly the error you get. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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