doConvertAgeToEpoch

function doConvertAgeToEpoch { # This function converts dates in YYYY-MM-DD_HHMMSS* format to seconds since epoch
        local inputString=$1
printf " inputString: $inputString"
        local cutStringDate=$(echo $inputString | cut -c -10)
printf " cutStringDate: $cutStringDate"
        local cutStringTime=$(echo $inputString | cut -c 12-17 ) ## TODO: Why isn't this working?
printf " cutStringTime: $cutStringTime"
        local cutStringFormatted="${cutStringTime:0:2}:${cutStringTime:2:2}:${cutStringTime:4:2}" # Converts the HHMMSS string into a HH:MM:SS format, which date requires
        local epochString=$(date +%s -d $cutStringFormatted)
printf " epochString: $epochString"
}

doConvertAgeToEpoch 2012-10-15_123456.tar