Question
How to set Date and Time on Linux (redhat, debian, umuntu, mint, centos ....) using shell command prompt?
To show the Date / Time on Linux
date
To show the hardware Clock (RTC) on Linux
hwclock -r
OR
hwclock --show
OR show time in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
hwclock --show --utc
To set the Set Date and Time using shell Command
date --set="STRING"
Examples:
date -s "30 JAN 2016 12:00:00"
date --set="30 JAN 2016 12:00:00"
date +%Y%m%d -s "20160420"
date +%T -s "10:20:30"
date +%T%p -s "10:20:30AM"
date +%T%p -s "10:20:30PM"
To set the Hardware Clock (RTC) to the current System Time
hwclock --systohc
OR
hwclock -w
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