Date command

• The date command displays the current date and time.
• You can set the system date and time.
• When invoked without arguments, the date command displays the current date and time on stdout (screen).

date

Sample outputs:

Sat Sep 26 13:58:27 IST 2009

Set the date

• Only the superuser may set the date.
• Invalid dates like 29-02-2003 (dd-mm-yyyy) or times like 24:00 are rejected.

External links

• Linux Set Date and Time From a Command Prompt