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SELECT EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM INTERVAL '5 days 3 hours');
<lineannotation>Result: </lineannotation><computeroutput>442800</computeroutput>
+</screen>
+
+ <para>
+ Here is how you can convert an epoch value back to a time
+ stamp:
+ </para>
+
+<screen>
+SELECT TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE 'epoch' + 982384720 * interval '1 second';
</screen>
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