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system:date:set
Sets the system date and time to the specified value. Format: yy-mm-dd hh:ii:ss.
$ date -s '${year}-${month}-${day} ${hour}:${minute}:${second}'
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The command "date -s '${year}-${month}-${day} ${hour}:${minute}:${second}'" is used to set the system date and time on a Linux or Unix-like operating system.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
- "date" is the command to display or set the system date and time.
- "-s" is an option used to set the system date and time.
- '${year}-${month}-${day} ${hour}:${minute}:${second}' is the argument passed to the "-s" option. This argument is a formatted string that specifies the desired date and time. The values for ${year}, ${month}, ${day}, ${hour}, ${minute}, and ${second} are placeholder variables that should be replaced with specific numeric values.
For example, if you want to set the system date and time to October 25, 2022, 9:30:00 PM, you would replace the placeholders with the corresponding values:
date -s '2022-10-25 21:30:00'
By executing this command, the system's date and time will be updated accordingly.
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