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Date

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Usage ​

shell
date OPTIONS FORMAT
OptionDescription
-d --dateUse specified date instead of now.

Examples ​

Get formatted current time:

shell
date                       # Wed 20 May 2020 01:17:13 PM JST
date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'  # 2020-05-20 13:18:19

Specify date relative to now:

shell
date -d '+1 year'
date -d '1 year ago'

Specify date using a timestamp:

shell
date -d @1735976522