Display or set the date and time.

Synopsis

date [OPTION]... [+FORMAT]

Description

Display the current date and time. Runs in the just-bash WASM shell inside SLICC.

Options

-u, --utc Print or set Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

-d, --date=STRING Display time described by STRING.

+FORMAT Output format string.

Format Specifiers

%Y Year (e.g. 2024).

%m Month (01-12).

%d Day of month (01-31).

%H Hour (00-23).

%M Minute (00-59).

%S Second (00-60).

%s Seconds since epoch.

%A Full weekday name.

%B Full month name.

Examples

$ date

Display current date and time.

$ date +"%Y-%m-%d"

Display date in ISO format.

$ date -u

Display UTC time.

Notes

Uses the browser's Date object. Setting the system date is not supported.

See Also

sleep, uptime