jq Filters and Transformations/Unix time to ISO string

Format epoch seconds as an ISO-like UTC string.

Section: Dates and Time

Unix time to ISO string

bash
bash
jq -n 'now | todate'
Explanation

Human-friendly UTC date output.

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