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NAME

today(1f) - [TIME] output current time for uses such as file suffixes. (LICENSE:PD)

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Options
Example
Author
License

SYNOPSIS

today format|--help|--version|--options

DESCRIPTION

Outputs the current date using the specified format. Typically used to generate a string to be used in building filenames containing date information.

OPTIONS

format any allowable format for the fmtdate(3) routine. Enter "-" to get a list on stdout. defaults to "YMD".
--help display this help and exit
--version
  output version information and exit
--options
  display allowed options for building a format

EXAMPLE

Sample commands:

        cp myfile myfile.‘today‘
        find . -ls > MANIFEST.‘today epoch‘
        mkdir ‘today YMDhms‘
        today yearmonthdayhourminutesecond
        today --options                       # show formatting options

AUTHOR

John S. Urban

LICENSE

Public Domain


today (1) March 11, 2021
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