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<h1>The 'date' command</h1>
<p>
The 'date' command just returns
the date and time in the form of:
day, month, date, time, timezone, year.
For example 'Tue Dec 10 10:02:20 GMT 1996'
<p>Usage:<br>
'<b>date</b>'
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