I suck, the script I sent is broken. Here is the corrected one and an example: kitepilot@twinbeech[~]$ translate-time-in-dmesg.sh 1030490.914098 Machine turned ON on: Sun Dec 16 11:02:14 EST 2012, 16 days ago. Event time: Fri Dec 28 09:17:04 EST 2012 Today: Tue Jan 1 19:40:54 EST 2013 kitepilot@twinbeech[~]$ kitepilot@kitepilot.com writes: > Oh boy, my script is *WAY* dummer: > It has to be run on the box that bears the timestamp. > ET > > > > Dazed_75 writes: > >> I finally did find that explanation at >> http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/5804/correlating-var-log-timestam >> psand >> the script he wrote at >> https://github.com/intuited/syslogdriver/blob/master/syslogdriver.py >> >> I'd love to see yours if it could be arranged (though I have to admit I >> might not get to it right away. >> >> Thanks for the quick response! >> Larry >> >> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 4:55 PM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < >> kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: >> >>> what does "[ 166.287]" mean >>>> >>> Seconds elapsed since system boot. >>> I wrote a script that translates those seconds to 'human' time, if you >>> need it. >>> ET >>> >>> >>> Dazed_75 writes: >>> >>>> what does "[ 166.287]" mean in Linux log file? Some log files have >>>> timestamps while others have this type of notation. >>>> -- >>>> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >>>> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages >>>> to >>>> multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses >>>> from a forwarded message body before clicking Send. >>>> >>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>> PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss>> hxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >> >> Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending messages to >> multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon copy). Remove addresses >> from a forwarded message body before clicking Send.