bash-date-timestamp-format.md

Bash date timestamp format

Create a timestamp in bash using the date command invoked with a format string.

$ date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
2016-03-31 10:10:31

$ echo "$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
2016-03-31 10:10:31

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Posted Mar 31, 2016.

https://www.darklaunch.com/2016/03/31/bash-date-timestamp-format.html