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bash get todays date formatted

TODAY=$(date +'%Y%m%d')
# looks like: 20221025 / YYYYMMDD

TODAY=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
# looks like: 2022-10-25 / YYYY-MM-DD

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bash get current date

# syntax
$(date)

# example (when running the command of "date")
echo $(date)

# OUTPUT: Mon May 11 13:20:57 SAST 2020
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