into datetime

Convert text into a datetime

Signature

> into datetime ...rest --timezone --offset --format --list

Parameters

• ...rest: optionally convert text into datetime by column paths
• --timezone {string}: Specify timezone if the input is a Unix timestamp. Valid options: 'UTC' ('u') or 'LOCAL' ('l')
• --offset {int}: Specify timezone by offset from UTC if the input is a Unix timestamp, like '+8', '-4'
• --format {string}: Specify an expected format for parsing strings to datetimes. Use --list to see all possible options
• --list: Show all possible variables for use with the --format flag

Examples

Convert to datetime

> '27.02.2021 1:55 pm +0000' | into datetime

Convert to datetime

> '2021-02-27T13:55:40+00:00' | into datetime

Convert to datetime using a custom format

> '20210227_135540+0000' | into datetime -f '%Y%m%d_%H%M%S%z'

Convert timestamp (no larger than 8e+12) to a UTC datetime

> 1614434140 | into datetime

Convert timestamp (no larger than 8e+12) to datetime using a specified timezone offset (between -12 and 12)

> 1614434140 | into datetime -o +9