Project $1-3$

This project shows you how to use the date command. You should already be at the command line or have a terminal window open for the project. $($See Project $1-2,$ Step $1,$ for instructions to open a terminal window.$)$

To display your system date:

$1.$ Type date in the command line, and press Enter.

A date similar to the following appears:

Sat Nov $2121$:$30$:$09$ EST $2009$

You might see the abbreviation EDT $($Eastern Daylight Time$)$ instead of EST $($Eastern Standard Time$),$ or another time zone abbreviation, such as PDT $($Pacific Daylight Time$)$ or CST $($Central Standard Time$).$ Notice also that UNIX$/$Linux use a $24-$hour clock.

$2.$ Type Date in the command line, and press Enter. You see the following system error message:

bash: Date: command not found

The system error message appears because you must enter the date command, like most UNIX$/$Linux commands, in lowercase letters.

To display your system date in UTC:

$1.$ Type date $-$u in the command line, and press Enter.

A date similar to the following appears:

Sat Nov $2123$:$43$:$148$ UTC $2009$