To convert a UNIX date to a human-readable version the command is : 556: ~> date -d @1321251520 Mon Nov 14 01:18:40 EST 2011 I would like to create a Bash alias or function to do this, but can't get the Bash syntax right: it keeps telling me "date: the argument `1321251520' lacks a leading `+'; when using an option to specify date(s), any non-option argument must be a format string beginning with `+' Try `date --help' for more information".
I can't find any explanation for the '@' in the CLI version nor do various attempts to insert '+', escape '\@' etc succeed. Can anyone suggest a way to do this ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
