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Linux date cheatsheet
Some quick handy formats that can be used with the date command on Linux.
#linux#cli
Some quick handy formats that can be used with the date command on Linux.
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
%d | Day of month (01..31) |
%m | Month (01..12) |
%Y | Year (4 digits) |
%y | Year (2 digits) |
%H | Hour (00..23) |
%M | Minute (00..59) |
%S | Second (00..60) |
%T | Time (HH:MM:SS) |
%p | AM or PM |
%x | Locale date (mm/dd/yy) |
%s | Epoch time |
Examples
date +'%d'
06date +'%m'
08date +'%Y'
2022date +'%m-%d-%Y'
08-06-2022date +'%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S'
08/06/2022 21:12:40date +'%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S %p'
08/06/2022 21:12:28 PMdate +'%x %T %p'
08/06/22 21:11:59 PMBonus — print current epoch time:
date +'%s'
1659820538Reference: Chapter 10: Time, The Linux Programming Interface — Michael Kerrisk