diff --git a/dot_bashrc.d/executable_09.functions b/dot_bashrc.d/executable_09.functions
index 0fafd11..3df3de7 100755
--- a/dot_bashrc.d/executable_09.functions
+++ b/dot_bashrc.d/executable_09.functions
@@ -44,4 +44,12 @@ extract() {
     esac
 }
 
+# Misc functions
+
+# convert epoch timestamp to human readable date
+epoch2date() {
+    local string="${1:-0}"
+    date -d "@$string"
+}
+
 PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin