Alex
Alex
Programming language:Shell/Bash
2021-06-18 20:20:12
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Q:

bash get current date

Janet Gay Sharp
Janet Gay Sharp
Code: Shell/Bash
2021-09-18 07:35:37 
# syntax
$(date)

# example (when running the command of "date")
echo $(date)

# OUTPUT: Mon May 11 13:20:57 SAST 2020
# To return a specific FORMAT, search "bash get date format"
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David Refaeli
David Refaeli
Code: Shell/Bash
2021-03-30 05:50:12 
date +'FORMAT'
 
### mm/dd/yyyy ###
date +'%m/%d/%Y'
 
## Time in 12 hr format ###
date +'%r'
 
## backup dir format ##
backup_dir=$(date +'%m/%d/%Y')
echo "Backup dir for today: /nas04/backups/${backup_dir}"
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