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