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I try to convert a Debian Timestamp to a date in Android shell (Tasker) like:

date -d @1487411077

But getting some errors.

How to do that?

The Tasker error looks like:

12.32.45/Variables doreplresult: |sh date -d @%last| -> |sh date -d @1487411077
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12.32.45/Variables doreplresult: |sh date -d @%last| -> |sh date -d @1487411077
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12.32.45/E Shell Ausführen: %last -> %last
12.32.45/E Shell Ausführen:  -> 
12.32.45/E Shell Ausführen:  -> 
12.32.45/Shell runBackground sh date -d @1487411077
 root: true timeout: -1
12.32.45/Shell start process-thread ID 1013
12.32.45/E add wait type Shell1 time 2147483647
12.32.45/E add wait type Shell1 done
12.32.45/E add wait task
12.32.45/Variables doreplresult: |%last| -> |%last|
12.32.45/E Fehler: 127

Edit:

Android date is busybox and the I have to use busybox date -d @1487411077

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  • Add error messages to quesion Commented Feb 18, 2017 at 11:36
  • I have edit my question. I use Tasker so I only can give you the Tasker error output! Commented Feb 18, 2017 at 11:40
  • What happens if you run other commands? Do some experiments; You may find the problem is with tasker (not with date). Commented Feb 18, 2017 at 11:44
  • I have not used tasker (or know what it is), or read German. However I thing that the message says there is something wrong with %last. What happens if you put in a literal as in you question, as opposed to the variable. Commented Feb 18, 2017 at 11:46

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As Android's date is busybox date, you should be able to do:

date -D%s -d 1487411077

-D was added in 2006, while support for -d@<epoch> à la GNU was added in 2010.

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  • busybox date -d @1487411077 gives Sat Feb 18 09:44:37 GMT 2017. Commented Feb 18, 2017 at 11:51

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