On Friday 23 March 2007, Frank Smith wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: ><< snippage re /etc/amandates >> > >> =================================== >> /GenesAmandaHelper-0.6 0 1174288560 >> /GenesAmandaHelper-0.6 1 1174453248 >> /GenesAmandaHelper-0.6 2 1174541095 >> /GenesAmandaHelper-0.6 3 1174625228 >> [snip another 100k of different pathlistings] >> =================================== >> The number after the path is the level, and I'm not sure what the last >> number is, possibly a timestamp, but I've NDI what notation format >> that represents. Swahili to this old fart. > >The number is a timestamp in UNIX epoch time (seconds since 1-1-1970). >Your first number, 1174288560, is Mon Mar 19 07:16:00 2007 UTC > >You can do the conversion with the Perl function localtime, , or a >C program using the system ctime function, or use one of the online >javascript converters like <http://dan.drydog.com/unixdatetime.html> > >Frank
Thanks, Frank. I figured maybe it was Julian, but those numbers look way too old to be current. Unix epoch time format never occurred to me. But it makes perfect sense now. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) HAL 9000: Dave. Put down those Windows disks, Dave. DAVE!
