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# Date
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`date` is a program to show and edit the date and time of a system.
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To change the hardware clock look at the [according article](./hwclock.md)
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## Display time and date
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To change the time and date run the following command:
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```sh
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date
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```
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## Change the date and time
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To change the date run the following command with an adjusted value for the
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date:
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```sh
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date +%Y%m%d -s "20210809"
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```
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To change the time run the following command with an adjusted value for the
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date:
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```sh
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date +%T -s "18:49:42"
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```
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After that you can check if the time is correct by displaying it.
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## Set timezone
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To set your timezone run the following command with the accordingly selected
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file for your location:
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```sh
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cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime
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```
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