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* set the date; in this example to april-20, 2009
 
* set the date; in this example to april-20, 2009
 
  sudo date -s 20090420
 
  sudo date -s 20090420
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* set the date and time
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sudo date -s "2012-10-19 10:20:59"
  
 
= See also =
 
= See also =

Revision as of 08:26, 19 October 2012

date is a command to show or set the current system date and time.

Examples:

  • show the date
date
Fri Apr 17 13:21:55 EDT 2009
date --rfc-3339=date
2012-03-14
  • set the date; in this example to april-20, 2009
sudo date -s 20090420
  • set the date and time
sudo date -s "2012-10-19 10:20:59"

See also