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To convert time of other timezone to local time one can use: | To convert time of other timezone to local time one can use: | ||
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date -d ' | date -d '09:30 PDT' | ||
Fri Jul 19 22:00:00 IST 2013 | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Similarly to convert localtime to other timezone we can use: | Similarly to convert localtime to other timezone we can use: | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
TZ= | TZ='America/Los_Angeles' date -d '09:30 IST' | ||
Thu Jul 18 21:00:00 PDT 2013 | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Files under /usr/share/zoneinfo can be seen to learn other possible values for TZ | |||
Steps learned from http://www.linuxhowtos.org/Tips%20and%20Tricks/timzone_conversion.htm | Steps learned from http://www.linuxhowtos.org/Tips%20and%20Tricks/timzone_conversion.htm | ||
Revision as of 03:59, 5 August 2013
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Converting timezone using date command
To convert time of other timezone to local time one can use:
date -d '09:30 PDT'
Fri Jul 19 22:00:00 IST 2013
Similarly to convert localtime to other timezone we can use:
TZ='America/Los_Angeles' date -d '09:30 IST'
Thu Jul 18 21:00:00 PDT 2013
Files under /usr/share/zoneinfo can be seen to learn other possible values for TZ
Steps learned from http://www.linuxhowtos.org/Tips%20and%20Tricks/timzone_conversion.htm
