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datetime echo shell script

$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S')

bash get current date

# syntax
$(date)

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

# OUTPUT: Mon May 11 13:20:57 SAST 2020
# To return a specific FORMAT, search "bash get date format"

bash date

date
Sun 23 Oct 2022 05:21:59 PM EDT

date -I
2022-10-23

date +%F_%T
2022-10-23_17:22:13

date --date=@1666560203
Sun 23 Oct 2022 05:23:23 PM EDT

bash date

date	#displays date and time in terminal