TIME_DECODE(1)

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version 10.4.0 · 3 versions

10.4.0 · ubuntu stonking (latest)
4.2.0 · debian bookworm, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble
9.0.0 · debian trixie, ubuntu resolute

🌸 TIME_DECODE — the timestamp decoder & converter of your dreams 🌸

okay bestie, so time_decode is a User Command, and it's literally the "what time even is that number" machine. TIME_DECODE(1) — come get your timestamps decoded 💅

✨ NAME ✨

time_decode — timestamp decoder and converter 🕰️✨

it decodes. it converts. it slays.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so this is Time Decoder and Converter v10.4.0 — and she's supporting 73 timestamps! not 72, not 74, 73, and honestly? iconic. 👑

one thing you gotta know though, fr fr: some timestamps are only part of the entire value, so full timestamps might not be generatable from just the date/time portion alone. that's just how it is, no cap. 😭

🎀 options: 🎀

the whole lineup, in order, nothing skipped, we do not gatekeep here 🫶

-h, --help — shows this help message and dips out ✌️
--csv [SRC_FILE TS_FORMAT <column-number> ...] — processes a csv/txt file full of timestamps and converts them to the timestamp you picked. it needs a timestamp format to be provided without the --, like 'unixsec' instead of '--unixsec' (yes, really). and if your input file has multiple columns, you can hand it a column number too 📁
--date-format FORMAT_NAME — changes the output format of a date/time value. use the NAME of the format you want. run --date-formats to see all your options, bestie 🎨
--date-formats — displays the available date formats for the output of a date/time value 📋
--formats [ARGUMENT] — displays a timestamp format and an example if you give it an available argument (without --, remember). if you don't pick an argument, she shows all of them 💫
--guess TIMESTAMP — guesses the timestamp format and spits out the output possibilities 🔍
--gui, -g — launches the gui 🖥️✨
--minimal, -m — outputs only the timestamp, no description. minimal queen behavior 💅
--to — convert a date/time to a selected timestamp format 🔁
--timestamp [DATE] — converts a date to every timestamp. enter the date as "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.f" in 24h fmt. if you don't provide a DATE, it converts the current UTC date/time instead ⏰
--timezones — prints out a list of timezones you can use for conversion 🌍
--tz TIMEZONE_NAME — hand it the name of a timezone for conversion, inside quotes. use --timezones to see the list 🗺️

👑 the timestamp formats (the whole squad) 👑

all of these are just hanging out, ready to be picked. this is the full list — we're not cutting a single one 🫡

--active — Active Directory/LDAP
--apache — Apache Cookie Hex time
--biome64 — Apple Biome 64-bit decimal
--biomehex — Apple Biome Hex time
--nsdate — Apple NSDate - All
--bplist — Apple NSDate - bplist / Cocoa
--iostime — Apple NSDate - iOS 11+
--mac — Apple NSDate - Mac Absolute
--bcd — Binary Coded Decimal
--bitdate — BitDate time
--bitdec — Bitwise Decimal time
--dhcp6 — DHCPv6 DUID time
--discord — Discord time
--dvr — DVR (WFS / DHFS) File System
--exfat — exFAT time
--fat — FAT Date + Time
--gbound — GMail Boundary time
--gmsgid — GMail Message ID time
--chrome — Google Chrome
--eitime — Google EI time
--gclid — Google GCLID time
--ved — Google VED time
--gps — GPS time
--gsm — GSM time
--hfsbe — HFS / HFS+ 32-bit Hex BE
--hfsle — HFS / HFS+ 32-bit Hex LE
--hfsdec — HFS+ Decimal Time
--horolog — Horolog Time
--logtime — JET LogTime
--juliandec — Julian Date decimal
--julianhex — Julian Date hex
--ksalnum — KSUID Alpha-numeric
--ksdec — KSUID Decimal
--leb128hex — LEB128 Hex time
--linkedin — LinkedIn Activity time
--mars — Mars Sol Date time
--mastodon — Mastodon time
--metasploit — Metasploit Payload UUID
--dotnet — Microsoft .NET DateTime Ticks
--systemtime — Microsoft 128-bit SYSTEMTIME
--dttm — Microsoft DTTM Date
--ms1904 — Microsoft Excel 1904 Date
--hotmail — Microsoft Hotmail time
--msdos — Microsoft MS-DOS 32-bit Hex
--moto — Motorola time
--prtime — Mozilla PRTime
--nokia — Nokia time
--ns40 — Nokia S40 time
--ns40le — Nokia S40 time LE
--nokiale — Nokia time LE
--ntp — Network Time Protocol time
--s32 — S32 Encoded (Bluesky) time
--semioctet — Semi-Octet decimal
--sony — Sonyflake time
--symantec — Symantec AV time
--taimilli — TAI Milliseconds
--tai — TAI Seconds
--tiktok — TikTok time
--twitter — Twitter time
--ulid — ULID time
--unixhex32be — Unix Hex 32-bit BE
--unixhex32le — Unix Hex 32-bit LE
--unixmilli — Unix Milliseconds
--unixmillihex — Unix Milliseconds hex
--unixsec — Unix Seconds
--uuid — UUID time
--vm — VMSD time
--cookie — Windows Cookie Date
--filetimelohi — Windows FILETIME (Low|High)
--filetimebe — Windows FILETIME BE
--filetimele — Windows FILETIME LE
--olebe — Windows OLE 64-bit hex BE
--olele — Windows OLE 64-bit hex LE
--oleauto — Windows OLE Automation Date
--version, -v — shows the program's version number and exits 👋

lowkey if you're feeding --csv a format name, remember: no dashes, bestie. 'unixsec', not '--unixsec'. it's giving strict but honestly fair 💀

and that's the whole page, we ate and left zero crumbs 🍓✨

time_decode 10.4.0 — July 2026 — TIME_DECODE(1) 🦋 go decode something pretty, ily 🫶💜

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