#!/bin/bash GENESIS=${NODE_PATH}/shelley-genesis.json startTimeGenesis=$(cat ${GENESIS} | jq -r .systemStart) startTimeSec=$(date --date=${startTimeGenesis} +%s) #in seconds (UTC) currentTimeSec=$(date -u +%s) #in seconds (UTC) epochLength=$(cat ${GENESIS} | jq -r .epochLength) currentEPOCH=$(( (${currentTimeSec}-${startTimeSec}) / ${epochLength} )) #returns a integer number, we like that echo ${currentEPOCH}