Matt and also Mathew, On Monday, 2020-11-23 11:46:56 -0600, Matt Connell (Gmail) wrote:
> ... > Is the basic `date` from coreutils sufficient? If so, no need to > reinvent the wheel, unless I'm misunderstanding your need. > > Example: > > $ date --date='@2144444444' > 2037-12-14T17:00:44 CST *blush* Even though I'm using "date" since umpteen years, up to now I was not aware of this "@..." syntax. You're perfectly right, that's ex- actly what I was looking for. Many thanks! :-) Sincerely, Rainer

