# How to convert between dates and seconds since the Unix Epoch in Bash
Thu Jun 10 2021
Today I learned how to convert between dates and seconds since the Unix Epoch using the date command.
# Display the current date
>>> date
Thu 10 Jun 2021 11:24:50 SAST
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# Display the current date as seconds since the Unix Epoch
>>> date +%s
1623317056
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# Display a given date as seconds since the Unix Epoch
>>> date --date="2021-06-01 20:00:00" +%s
1622570400
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# Convert seconds since the Unix Epoch to a user-friendly date
>>> date --date='@2147483647'
Tue 19 Jan 2038 05:14:07 SAST
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