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From: ijk@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (ihor.j.kinal)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Getting UNIX time from the shell
Keywords: DATE, TIME, display
Message-ID: <1343@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>
Date: 12 Jun 89 14:20:17 GMT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Is there any way that I can use the date command to display the
actual UNIX time???  

I have RTFM, and all the date options seem to display the
date in another format... it seems strange that  I can't get
the actual time [i.e., not have date perform any conversions].

YES, I KNOW I CAN DO THIS WITH A SIMPLE 7 LINE C PROGRAM - BUT
CAN I DO THIS WITH JUST SHELL COMMANDS??  Or possibly awk [old
awk please, since the newer awk hasn't been released yet to our customers]?

I'm using UNIX HP 5.2, on a HP 850. Pretty standard UNIX, with some
additional Berkley enhancements.

Thanks much,

Ihor Kinal
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