DATE Commands Cheat Sheet
Here is a cli commands cheat sheet for DATE command, you can use this as a quick reminder for basic commands with a brief description for each of the commands.
What is DATE command?
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--- tags: [ date, time ] --- # To print Abbreviated weekday name: date +"%a" # To print Full month name: date +"%B" # To print ISO date (same as %Y-%m-%d): date +"%F" # To print Time (same as %H:%M:%S): date +"%T" # To print Sunday week number (00 to 53): date +"%U" # To print Monday week number (00 to 53): date +"%W" # To print Time (localized): date +"%X" # To print 4-digit year: date +"%Y" # To print Timezone name: date +"%Z" # To print the date in a format suitable for affixing to file names: date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S" # To convert a Unix timestamp to Date (Linux): date -d @1440359821 # To convert a Unix timestamp to Date (OSX): date -r 1440359821 # To show the current timezone: date +%Z # To show date in RFC format with TZ offset: date -R # To show date in UTC/GMT: date -u # To show date in CET: TZ=CET date # To show the time on the west coast of the US (use tzselect(1) to find TZ): TZ='America/Los_Angeles' date
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