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[unix] Get Current date in epoch from Unix shell script

Update: The answer previously posted here linked to a custom script that is no longer available, solely because the OP indicated that date +'%s' didn't work for him. Please see UberAlex' answer and cadrian's answer for proper solutions. In short:

  1. For the number of seconds since the Unix epoch use date(1) as follows:

    date +'%s'

  2. For the number of days since the Unix epoch divide the result by the number of seconds in a day (mind the double parentheses!):

    echo $(($(date +%s) / 60 / 60 / 24))

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