The date command in Linux allows you to convert a date and time from one format to another. This can be useful if you have a date and time stored in a non-standard format, and you need to convert it to a standard format in order to use it with other tools or processes.
To convert a named stats dump date, you will need to know the original format of the date and time, and specify the correct format string to the date command.
Here is an example of how to convert a named stats dump date using the date command:
date -d "Jan 1 2021 00:00:00" +%s
This command will convert the named stats dump date "Jan 1 2021 00:00:00" to a Unix timestamp, which is a standard representation of a date and time as a single integer value. The +%s format string specifies that the output should be a Unix timestamp.
Keep in mind that the date command is very flexible, and can handle a wide variety of date and time formats. However, it is important to specify the correct format string in order to get the desired output.
For more information on using the date command, you can consult the man page by running man date in the terminal.