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