How to get the unix timestamp in C#
c#, timestamp, unix-timestamp
Solution
You get a unix timestamp in C# by using `DateTime.UtcNow` and subtracting the epoch time of 1970-01-01.
e.g.
Int32 unixTimestamp = (int)DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(new DateTime(1970, 1, 1)).TotalSeconds;
`DateTime.UtcNow` can be replaced with any `DateTime` object that you would like to get the unix timestamp for.
There is also a field, `DateTime.UnixEpoch`, which is very poorly documented by MSFT, but may be a substitute for `new DateTime(1970, 1, 1)`
Problem
I have had look around stackoverflow, and even looked at some of the suggested questions and none seem to answer, how do you get a unix timestamp in C#?