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Old 09-17-2008
Convert String to Date Unix
Hi people,
I need to convert a string eg 09/13/2008 to a valid unix date.
# 2  
Old 09-17-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by sameerspice
Hi people,
I need to convert a string eg 09/13/2008 to a valid unix date.
valid date in the sense give the format in which you want it...
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Old 09-17-2008
I have to feed this date to other function
# 4  
Old 09-17-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by sameerspice
I have to feed this date to other function

What function? What format does it expect?

If in doubt, use the ISO standard form: YYYY-MM-DD.

To convert 09/13/2008 to ISO format:

Code:
date=09/13/2008
oldIFS=$IFS
IFS=/
set -f
set -- $date
set +f
IFS=$oldIFS
isodate=$3-$1-$2

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Old 09-17-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by sameerspice
Hi people,
I need to convert a string eg 09/13/2008 to a valid unix date.
Ok, you provided the input, what is the expected output?
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