date format
for date
Format a given date using a format string.
Signature
> date format (format string) --list
Parameters
format string
: the desired date format--list
(-l)
: lists strftime cheatsheet
Examples
Format a given date-time as a string using the default format (RFC 2822).
> "2021-10-22 20:00:12 +01:00" | date format
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 20:00:12 +0100
Format the current date-time using a given format string.
> date now | date format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
Format the current date using a given format string.
> date now | date format "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
Format a given date using a given format string.
> "2021-10-22 20:00:12 +01:00" | date format "%Y-%m-%d"
2021-10-22