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Old 04-26-2009, 12:12 PM   #1
jefn
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Date command conversion


Hi,

I face a problem to compare time and date. I need to convert the format of the output of "date" command with the following default fomat:

Mon Apr 27 02:29:57 EST 2009

to the following Format:

Apr 27 02:29:57 2009 GMT


Can you help me please ?


Thanks all in advance,
Jef
 
Old 04-26-2009, 12:23 PM   #2
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date -u | cut -c\5-30
 
Old 04-26-2009, 12:24 PM   #3
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Code:
$ date +"%b %d %T %Y %Z"
See "man date" for more details
 
Old 04-27-2009, 04:42 AM   #4
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Hi,

I face a problem to compare time and date. I need to convert the format of the output of "date" command with the following default fomat:

Mon Apr 27 02:29:57 EST 2009

to the following Format:

Apr 27 02:29:57 2009 GMT


Can you help me please ?


Thanks all in advance,
Jef
Thanks mate
 
Old 04-27-2009, 04:43 AM   #5
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Code:
$ date +"%b %d %T %Y %Z"
See "man date" for more details
Thanks mate
 
  


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