date (1) --- print date 03/20/80 _U_s_a_g_e date _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n 'Date' prints the Gregorian date in the form mm/dd/yy on standard output one. _E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s date echo "Run at" [time] "on" [date] _S_e_e _A_l_s_o day (1), time (1), date (2) date (1) - 1 - date (1)