Show current time
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Multiple approached to show current time
Linux BASH
- date (Linux
) output the system date: 'Thu Oct 25 15:05:10 CST 2012' [1][2]
- echo $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') (Linux & macOS
) example output: '2026-07-18 20:39:06' 
server timezone dependent
- echo $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') (Linux
- TZ=Asia/Taipei date (Linux ) output the time from the Taipei/CST timezone [3]
Windows DOS
- date/t (Win
) (parameter: /t will not ask you to change the current date)
output: OS in English: Thu 05/03/2012 OS in Mandarin Chinese (XP): 2012/05/03 星期四 OS in Mandarin Chinese (Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2): 2014/07/01 週二 OS in Mandarin Chinese (Windows 10): 週一 2019/12/02
- prompt $d $t $_$P$G (Win [4])
output: OS in Mandarin Chinese (Windows 10): 2017/02/03 週五 15:35:31.61
PHP & MySQL
timestamp in PHP and MySQL syntax