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NAME
date - print the system date and time
SYNOPSIS
date -format [FORMAT] -offset [DAYS]
EXAMPLES
date
date -format m/d/Y -offset -7
DESCRIPTION
Displays the current date and time, offset by the given
number of DAYS. The FORMAT is given by the codes below:
a The abbreviated weekday name ("Sun")
A The full weekday name ("Sunday")
b The abbreviated month name ("Jan")
B The full month name ("January")
c The preferred local date and time representation
d Day of the month (01..31)
H Hour of the day, 24-hour clock (00..23)
I Hour of the day, 12-hour clock (01..12)
j Day of the year (001..366)
m Month of the year (01..12)
M Minute of the hour (00..59)
p Meridian indicator ("AM" or "PM")
S Second of the minute (00..60)
U Week number of the current year, starting with the first Sunday as the first day of the first week (00..53)
W Week number of the current year, starting with the first Monday as the first day of the first week (00..53)
w Day of the week (Sunday is 0, 0..6)
x Preferred representation for the date alone, no time
X Preferred representation for the time alone, no date
y Year without a century (00..99)
Y Year with century
Z Time zone name
AUTHOR
Jonathan Aquino <jonathan.aquino@gmail.com>