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Setting the Date in Linux Using the Command Line

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dateLet us see how to use command in Linux command line .

dateSet date in Linux using command

Let's look at datethe command, which can be used to view or change the system date and time.

grammar:

date [option] [+format]

dateCheck system date in Linux using command

dateWe can check the date using the command without any arguments .

date

Output:

Mon Jan 10 09:34:52 +0545 2022

dateThe command will day month date hour:minute: second time-zone yearprint the date and time in format. We use datecommand followed by the format to check the date in the given format.

date "+%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S"

Output:

2022/01/10 09:33:53

Run the date --helpor man datecommand to see all format choices.

dateSet/Change Date in Linux Using Command

We can set the date using the -setor option. For this we need root privileges.-s

sudo date -s "1997-10-21 10:10:10"

dateDisplay past/future dates in Linux using

We can also use the -dateor -doptions to view past or future dates.

date -d "last friday"
date -d "3 years ago"
date -d "next tuesday"

Output:

Fri 07 Jan 2022 12:00:00 AM UTC
Sat 12 Jan 2019 01:48:09 AM UTC
Tue 18 Jan 2022 12:00:00 AM UTC

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