Linux Commands #21 date — Linux Time Command (with Format Magic for Scripts!)
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date prints the current date and time. But its real power is FORMATTING: build filename-safe timestamps, log entries, ISO dates — all from one command. The most-used 4-letter command in shell scripting.
In this lesson:
🎯 Plain date — what time is it?
🎯 date +"%Y-%m-%d" — ISO date format
🎯 date +"%s" — Unix timestamp
🎯 -d "yesterday" — time math!
🎯 Real automation: backup-$(date +%F).tar.gz
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⏱ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Sara's server timezone confusion
1:00 What date does
1:30 First try: date and date -u
2:00 The +FORMAT power: shape the output
2:30 Time math: yesterday, next Friday
3:45 Real example: dated backup filenames
4:30 Common mistake: forgetting the + sign
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