Bash Date Cheatsheet Link to heading
Presets Link to heading
Date
| %m/%d/%Y | 06/05/2013 |
| %A, %B %e, %Y | Sunday, June 5, 2013 |
| %b %e %a | Jun 5 Sun |
Time
| %H:%M | 23:05 |
| %I:%M | %p 11:05 PM |
Used by Ruby, UNIX date, and many more.
Date Link to heading
| %a | Sun | Weekday |
| %A | Sunday | |
| %w | 0..6 (Sunday is 0) | |
| %y | 13 | Year |
| %Y | 2013 | |
| %b | Jan | Month |
| %B | January | |
| %m | 01..12 | |
| %d | 01..31 | Day |
| %e | 1..31 |
Time Link to heading
| %l | 1 | Hour |
| %H | 00..23 | 24h Hour |
| %I | 01..12 | 12h Hour |
| %M | 00..59 | Minute |
| %S | 00..60 | Second |
| %p | AM | AM or PM |
| %Z | +08 | Time zone |
| %j | 001..366 | Day of the year |
| %% | % | Literal % character |