date - Date Command % date %o - Options to give to date % date "+Today is %A, the %e of %B, %Y" Today is Saturday, the 28 of September, 1991 %a - Sat %A - Saturday %b - Sep %B - September %d - 8 %e - 8 %D - 09/28/91 %H - 13 (hour std) %I - 1 (hour mil) %j - 271(of 365) day %U - 39 (of 52 ) week Sunday %W - 39 (of 53 ) week Monday %m - 09 (month of 12) %M - 48 (00 - 59 sec) %S - 48 (00 - 61 sec) %R - 13:48 (HM) %T - 13:48:51 (HMS) %p - AM %r - 1:48:25 AM (IMSp) %w - 6 (0 - 6 days...0=Sun) %y - 91 (00 - 99 year) %Y - 1991 (0000 year) %Z - EDT (Time Zone)