How to convert string format date yyyymmddThhmmss.sss to date in Bash?

Question

I have date in string variable in this format: yyyymmddThhmmss.sss. For example: 20171115T102601.259 How can i convert this string to date in Bash?

Possible duplicate of [Convert string to date in bash](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11144408/convert-string-to-date-in-bash) — abcalphabet, Jan 25 '19 at 12:30
Possible duplicate of [Parse Date in Bash](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1842634/parse-date-in-bash) — nullPointer, Jan 25 '19 at 12:37

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 25 '19 at 12:48

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Check this

dt=$(sed -E "s/([0-9]{8})T([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})/\1 \2:\3:\4/" <<< "20171115T102601.259")

date  -d "$dt"

answered Jan 25 '19 at 12:48

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