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date

Print or set the system date and time

command System InformationUtilities

Overview

Displays the current time in the given FORMAT, or sets the system date.

Syntax

date [OPTION]... [+FORMAT]

Examples

$ date

Display the current date and time.

$ date +%Y-%m-%d

Display the date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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