Date and time on the Linux command line
Tools
| tool name | purpose |
|---|---|
| date | displays date and time information |
| tzselect | wizard for selecting a time zone |
Usage
echo date +x days on command line
date --date 2017-03-01+60days +%F
convert between timezones
If you want to know what the local time translates to in a foreign time zone:
TZ=Asia/Kolkata date -d "16:00 CET"
To display what time it's in your local zone for a foreign date on the CLI:
date --date='TZ="Asia/Kolkata" 20:30'