Linux date and Unix timstamp conversion

Current time as a Unix timestamp:

date +%s

Output is as follows:

1361542433

Convert a Unix timestamp to a specified date:

date -d '2013-2-22 22:14' +%s

Output is as follows:

1361542440

Convert Unix timestamp to a date and time Do not specify a date and time format:

date -d @1361542596

Output is as follows:

Fri Feb 22 22:16:36 CST 2013

Specify the conversion date format:

date -d @1361542596 +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"

Output is as follows:

2013-02-22 22:16:36