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Created July 21, 2014 18:24
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Example: Generate Unix timestamp in bash script on OS X
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timestamp.sh
#!/bin/bash
function getCurrentUnixTimestamp {
printf %s $(date +%s)
}
echo " (i) Generating current timestamp..."
current_unix_timestamp=$(getCurrentUnixTimestamp)
echo " Timestamp: $current_unix_timestamp"
echo " (i) Done"
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