How to modify time in linux

In Linux, you can use the date command to modify the time. The function of this command is to display or set the date and time of the system. You can set the time according to the specified format. The syntax is "date -s modified time".

#The operating environment of this tutorial: linux7.3 system, Dell G3 computer.

How to modify the time in Linux

The Linux date command can be used to display or set the system date and time. In terms of display, the user can set the format to be displayed. The format is set to A plus sign followed by several tags, the list of available tags is as follows:

##The syntax is:

date [-u] [-d datestr] [-s datestr] [--utc] [--universal] [--date=datestr] [--set=datestr] [--help] [--version] [+FORMAT] [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]]

Parameter description:

• -d datestr: Display the time set in datestr (non-system time)

• --help : Display auxiliary information

• -s datestr : Set the system time to the time set in datestr

• -u : Display the current Greenwich Mean Time

• --version: Display version number

The example is as follows:

date -s 11/12/19

Modify the current date of the system to November 12, 2019. Note that this command will set your hours, minutes and seconds to 00:00:00

date -s 23:43:20

Set your time to 23:43:20

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