use POSIX qw(strftime); $mtime = 1151492749; $systime = localtime($mtime); print"Systime=> $systime\n"; $now_string = strftime "%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y", $systime; print"New stirng=> $now_string\n"; #### Systime=> Wed Jun 28 16:35:49 2006 Usage: POSIX::strftime(fmt, sec, min, hour, mday, mon, year, wday = -1 +, yday = -1, isdst = -1) at one.pl line 46.