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10.1 date: Print or set system date and time

date with no arguments prints the current time and date, in the format of the `%c' directive (described below). Synopses:

date [option]... [+format] date [-u|--utc|--universal] [ MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss] ]

If given an argument that starts with a `+', date prints the current time and date (or the time and date specified by the --date option, see below) in the format defined by that argument, which is the same as in the strftime function. Except for directives, which start with `%', characters in the format string are printed unchanged. The directives are described below.

10.1.1 Time directives		%[HIklMprsSTXzZ]
10.1.2 Date directives		%[aAbBcdDhjmUwWxyY]
10.1.3 Literal directives		%[%nt]
10.1.4 Padding		Pad with zeroes, spaces (%_), or nothing (%-).
10.1.5 Setting the time		Changing the system clock.
10.1.6 Options for date		Instead of the current time.
10.1.7 Examples of date		Examples.