.TH DATE 1.SH NAMEdate, clock \- date and time.SH SYNOPSIS.B date[.I option] [.I seconds].br.B clock.SH DESCRIPTIONPrint the date, in the format.PP.B Tue Aug 16 17:03:52 CDT 1977.PPThe options are.TP.B -uReport Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) rather than local time..TP.B -nReport the date as the number of seconds since theepoch, 00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970..PPThe conversion from Greenwich Mean Time to local time depends on the.B $timezoneenvironment variable; see.IR ctime (2)..PPIf the optional argument.I secondsis present, it is used as the time to convert rather thanthe real time..PP.I Clockdraws a simple analog clock in its window..SH FILES.TF /adm/timezone/local.TP.B /env/timezoneCurrent timezone name and adjustments..TP.B /adm/timezoneA directory containing timezone tables..TP.B /adm/timezone/localDefault timezone file, copied by.IR init (8)into.BR /env/timezone ..PD.SH SOURCE.B /sys/src/cmd/date.c.br.B /sys/src/cmd/clock.c
.TH DATE 1
.SH NAME
date, clock \- date and time
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B date
[
.I option
] [
.I seconds
]
.br
.B clock
.SH DESCRIPTION
Print the date, in the format
.PP
.B
Tue Aug 16 17:03:52 CDT 1977
.PP
The options are
.TP
.B -u
Report Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) rather than local time.
.TP
.B -n
Report the date as the number of seconds since the
epoch, 00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970.
.PP
The conversion from Greenwich Mean Time to local time depends on the
.B $timezone
environment variable; see
.IR ctime (2).
.PP
If the optional argument
.I seconds
is present, it is used as the time to convert rather than
the real time.
.PP
.I Clock
draws a simple analog clock in its window.
.SH FILES
.TF /adm/timezone/local
.TP
.B /env/timezone
Current timezone name and adjustments.
.TP
.B /adm/timezone
A directory containing timezone tables.
.TP
.B /adm/timezone/local
Default timezone file, copied by
.IR init (8)
into
.BR /env/timezone .
.PD
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/date.c
.br
.B /sys/src/cmd/clock.c