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User Commands  - today (1)

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NAME

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

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Options
Examples
Author
License

SYNOPSIS

today format|--help|--version|--test

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. defaults to "Y-M-D".
--help	display this help and exit
--version
	output version information and exit
--test	display allowed options for building a format

EXAMPLES

Sample commands:

        $today
        2024-05-27

        $mv -v myfile myfile.‘today‘
        renamed ’myfile’ -> ’myfile.2024-05-27’

        $find . -ls > MANIFEST.‘today epoch‘; ls MANIFEST.*
        MANIFEST.1716840303

        $mkdir ‘today YMDhms‘
        20240527160333

        $today yearmonthdayhourminutesecond
        20240527160442

        $today --test                          # show formatting options

AUTHOR

John S. Urban

LICENSE

Public Domain

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Nemo Release 3.1

today (1)

February 23, 2025

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