Simple command to convert a timestamp to a datetime string in Linux using the date command.
root@xyzzy:~# date -d @1267619929 Wed Mar 3 07:38:49 EST 2010 root@xyzzy:~# date -d @1267619929 +%c Wed 03 Mar 2010 07:38:49 AM EST
In this example, 1267619929 is the timestamp.