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5.1;date, revision 5.1, 83/01/27
DATE -- Display the current date and time.
usage:  DATE [-Y] [-MD] [-T] [-D]


FORMAT

  DATE [options]


  DATE  prints  the  current  system date and time.  It requires no arguments or
  options.  If no options are specified, the  date  is  displayed  as  shown  in
  Example 1 below.

  The hardware date and time may be set with the Shell command CALENDAR.


OPTIONS

  -Y                 Display year as YYYY.

  -MD                Display month and day as MM/DD.

  -T                 Display time in 24-hour format (HH:MM:SS).

  -D                 Display year, month, and day.


EXAMPLES

  1.  $ date
      Tuesday, June 9, 1981   4:20:15 pm (EDT)

  2.  $ date -t
      15:36:14

  3.  $ date -d
      1983/08/08.15:40:48

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