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.Dd January 23, 2015
.Dt DATE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm date
.Nd print date and time
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl d Ar time
.Op Fl u
.Op Cm + Ns Ar format
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
prints the date and time according to
.Xr locale 7
or
.Ar format
using
.Xr strftime 3 .
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl d Ar time
Print
.Ar time
given as the number of seconds since the
Unix epoch 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
.It Fl u
Print UTC time instead of local time.
.El
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.
.Pp
The
.Op Fl d
flag is an extension to that specification.