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date

Shows or sets system date and time.

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Syntax
$date [OPTIONS] [+FORMAT]
Examples
Examples
$date
Examples
$date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M'
Typical use cases
Show date
date
Format
date '+%Y-%m-%d'
Note Built-in command.
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