DATE(1) DATE(1)
NAME
date - print and set the date
SYNOPSIS
date [ yymmddhhmm [ .ss ] ]
DESCRIPTION
If no argument is given, the current date and time are
printed. If an argument is given, the current date is set.
yy is the last two digits of the year; the first mm is the
month number; dd is the day number in the month; hh is the
hour number (24 hour system); the second mm is the minute
number; .ss is optional and is the seconds. For example:
date 10080045
sets the date to Oct 8, 12:45 AM. The year, month and day
may be omitted, the current values being the defaults. The
system operates in GMT. Date takes care of the conversion
to and from local standard and daylight time.
FILES
/usr/adm/wtmp to record time-setting
SEE ALSO
utmp(5)
DIAGNOSTICS
`No permission' if you aren't the super-user and you try to
change the date; `bad conversion' if the date set is syntac-
tically incorrect.