date bash

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DATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d`

get year-month-day hour:minute:second from

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date

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<span class="pln">DATE</span><span class="pun">=</span><span class="str">`date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'`</span>

Other available date formats can be viewed from the date man pages:


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<span class="pln">man date</span>