Thanks! Of course sometimes the dumber scrpts are exactly what is needed for the problem at hand :) On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 5:43 PM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: > 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-timestampsand >>> 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< >>>> PLUG-discuss@lists.**phxlinux.org > >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/****mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> <**http://lists.p 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. >>> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- 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.