Tag Archives: unix

Running Linux logrotate.d Command Manually

Here Is My Problem One day while perusing around one of my Debian Linux servers I noticed that the disk was extremely full. After taking a look at what could be using up all the disk space, I realised that my log files were absolutely massive with some log files being close to 20 GB [...]

What are unix timestamps and why they are useful

Unix timestamps are a way or storing a specific date and time. Unix timestamps are a 10 digit number that represents the number of seconds that have passed since midnight Universal Co-ordinated Time (UTC) of January 1st, 1970. What makes timestamps ever so useful is that since timestamps are recorded as of UTC (or GMT) [...]

Convert Unix Time – Online Tool

After discovering exactly what timestamps are and how much they can simplify storing dates and time, I often find myself using unix timestamps more often than not. If you are new to timestamps, take a look at this article and see what timestamps are and how they are useful. Unix timestamps are great and I can’t live [...]