date: invalid date trying to set linux date in specific format
i try to set linux date & time in specific format but it keep giving me error
Example :
date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19-01-2017 00:05:01"
or
date +"%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19-01-2017 00:05:01"
keep giving me this error :
date: invalid date ‘19-01-2017 00:05:01’
linux time date
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i try to set linux date & time in specific format but it keep giving me error
Example :
date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19-01-2017 00:05:01"
or
date +"%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19-01-2017 00:05:01"
keep giving me this error :
date: invalid date ‘19-01-2017 00:05:01’
linux time date
asked Jan 14 at 9:02
user63898user63898
146115
migrated from serverfault.com 14 hours ago
This question came from our site for system and network administrators.
I always just do MMDDhhmm, provided i don't need to change the existing year. So for July 4 at 2:34pm you would dodate 07041434. If you wanted to set the year say to 1969, then it would bedate 070414341969
– ron
12 hours ago
if you doman dateyou will see that format defined such as[MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]]The [ ] means optional. So if you did justdate 1434then you would be trying to set the month and day not the hour and minute. So if your date command requires MMDDhhmm then to simply set the time you always have to give 2-digit month and 2-digit day first before the 2-digit hour and 2-digit minute.
– ron
12 hours ago
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i try to set linux date & time in specific format but it keep giving me error
Example :
date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19-01-2017 00:05:01"
or
date +"%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19-01-2017 00:05:01"
keep giving me this error :
date: invalid date ‘19-01-2017 00:05:01’
linux time date
asked Jan 14 at 9:02
user63898user63898
146115
i try to set linux date & time in specific format but it keep giving me error
Example :
date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19-01-2017 00:05:01"
or
date +"%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19-01-2017 00:05:01"
keep giving me this error :
date: invalid date ‘19-01-2017 00:05:01’
linux time date
linux time date
asked Jan 14 at 9:02
user63898user63898
146115
asked Jan 14 at 9:02
user63898user63898
146115
asked Jan 14 at 9:02
user63898user63898
146115
asked Jan 14 at 9:02
user63898user63898
146115
asked Jan 14 at 9:02
user63898user63898
146115
146115
migrated from serverfault.com 14 hours ago
This question came from our site for system and network administrators.
migrated from serverfault.com 14 hours ago
This question came from our site for system and network administrators.
I always just do MMDDhhmm, provided i don't need to change the existing year. So for July 4 at 2:34pm you would dodate 07041434. If you wanted to set the year say to 1969, then it would bedate 070414341969
– ron
12 hours ago
if you doman dateyou will see that format defined such as[MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]]The [ ] means optional. So if you did justdate 1434then you would be trying to set the month and day not the hour and minute. So if your date command requires MMDDhhmm then to simply set the time you always have to give 2-digit month and 2-digit day first before the 2-digit hour and 2-digit minute.
– ron
12 hours ago
add a comment |
I always just do MMDDhhmm, provided i don't need to change the existing year. So for July 4 at 2:34pm you would dodate 07041434. If you wanted to set the year say to 1969, then it would bedate 070414341969
– ron
12 hours ago
if you doman dateyou will see that format defined such as[MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]]The [ ] means optional. So if you did justdate 1434then you would be trying to set the month and day not the hour and minute. So if your date command requires MMDDhhmm then to simply set the time you always have to give 2-digit month and 2-digit day first before the 2-digit hour and 2-digit minute.
– ron
12 hours ago
I always just do MMDDhhmm, provided i don't need to change the existing year. So for July 4 at 2:34pm you would do
date 07041434. If you wanted to set the year say to 1969, then it would be date 070414341969– ron
12 hours ago
I always just do MMDDhhmm, provided i don't need to change the existing year. So for July 4 at 2:34pm you would do
date 07041434. If you wanted to set the year say to 1969, then it would be date 070414341969– ron
12 hours ago
if you do
man date you will see that format defined such as [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]] The [ ] means optional. So if you did just date 1434 then you would be trying to set the month and day not the hour and minute. So if your date command requires MMDDhhmm then to simply set the time you always have to give 2-digit month and 2-digit day first before the 2-digit hour and 2-digit minute.– ron
12 hours ago
if you do
man date you will see that format defined such as [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]] The [ ] means optional. So if you did just date 1434 then you would be trying to set the month and day not the hour and minute. So if your date command requires MMDDhhmm then to simply set the time you always have to give 2-digit month and 2-digit day first before the 2-digit hour and 2-digit minute.– ron
12 hours ago
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The issue looks like to be your "date string", i.e. "19-01-2017 00:05:01".
From the man page:
The --date=STRING is a mostly free format human readable date string such as "Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:21:42 -0800" or
"2004-02-29 16:21:42" or even "next Thursday". A date string may contain items indicating calendar date, time of day,
time zone, day of week, relative time, relative date, and numbers.
Now, "a mostly free format human readable date" is a bit vague, and looks like 19-01-2017 is not readable. Probably because it might be unparseable in cases like 02-03-2019 (is it March, 02 or February, 03?).
Try changing it to ISO format:
$> date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "2017-01-19 00:05:01"
19-01-2017 00:05:01
o use a format like the example found in the man page:
$> date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19 Jan 2017 00:05:01"
19-01-2017 00:05:01
answered Jan 14 at 9:33
Mr ShunzMr Shunz
3,44212025
The info pages (as recommended by the brief entry in the manpage) can expand on that "probably": when the month is a number, the date will be interpreted as either "year-month-day", or the US-style "month/day(/optional year)".
– JigglyNaga
13 hours ago
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The issue looks like to be your "date string", i.e. "19-01-2017 00:05:01".
From the man page:
The --date=STRING is a mostly free format human readable date string such as "Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:21:42 -0800" or
"2004-02-29 16:21:42" or even "next Thursday". A date string may contain items indicating calendar date, time of day,
time zone, day of week, relative time, relative date, and numbers.
Now, "a mostly free format human readable date" is a bit vague, and looks like 19-01-2017 is not readable. Probably because it might be unparseable in cases like 02-03-2019 (is it March, 02 or February, 03?).
Try changing it to ISO format:
$> date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "2017-01-19 00:05:01"
19-01-2017 00:05:01
o use a format like the example found in the man page:
$> date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19 Jan 2017 00:05:01"
19-01-2017 00:05:01
answered Jan 14 at 9:33
Mr ShunzMr Shunz
3,44212025
The info pages (as recommended by the brief entry in the manpage) can expand on that "probably": when the month is a number, the date will be interpreted as either "year-month-day", or the US-style "month/day(/optional year)".
– JigglyNaga
13 hours ago
add a comment |
The issue looks like to be your "date string", i.e. "19-01-2017 00:05:01".
From the man page:
The --date=STRING is a mostly free format human readable date string such as "Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:21:42 -0800" or
"2004-02-29 16:21:42" or even "next Thursday". A date string may contain items indicating calendar date, time of day,
time zone, day of week, relative time, relative date, and numbers.
Now, "a mostly free format human readable date" is a bit vague, and looks like 19-01-2017 is not readable. Probably because it might be unparseable in cases like 02-03-2019 (is it March, 02 or February, 03?).
Try changing it to ISO format:
$> date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "2017-01-19 00:05:01"
19-01-2017 00:05:01
o use a format like the example found in the man page:
$> date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19 Jan 2017 00:05:01"
19-01-2017 00:05:01
answered Jan 14 at 9:33
Mr ShunzMr Shunz
3,44212025
The info pages (as recommended by the brief entry in the manpage) can expand on that "probably": when the month is a number, the date will be interpreted as either "year-month-day", or the US-style "month/day(/optional year)".
– JigglyNaga
13 hours ago
add a comment |
The issue looks like to be your "date string", i.e. "19-01-2017 00:05:01".
From the man page:
The --date=STRING is a mostly free format human readable date string such as "Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:21:42 -0800" or
"2004-02-29 16:21:42" or even "next Thursday". A date string may contain items indicating calendar date, time of day,
time zone, day of week, relative time, relative date, and numbers.
Now, "a mostly free format human readable date" is a bit vague, and looks like 19-01-2017 is not readable. Probably because it might be unparseable in cases like 02-03-2019 (is it March, 02 or February, 03?).
Try changing it to ISO format:
$> date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "2017-01-19 00:05:01"
19-01-2017 00:05:01
o use a format like the example found in the man page:
$> date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19 Jan 2017 00:05:01"
19-01-2017 00:05:01
answered Jan 14 at 9:33
Mr ShunzMr Shunz
3,44212025
The issue looks like to be your "date string", i.e. "19-01-2017 00:05:01".
From the man page:
The --date=STRING is a mostly free format human readable date string such as "Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:21:42 -0800" or
"2004-02-29 16:21:42" or even "next Thursday". A date string may contain items indicating calendar date, time of day,
time zone, day of week, relative time, relative date, and numbers.
Now, "a mostly free format human readable date" is a bit vague, and looks like 19-01-2017 is not readable. Probably because it might be unparseable in cases like 02-03-2019 (is it March, 02 or February, 03?).
Try changing it to ISO format:
$> date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "2017-01-19 00:05:01"
19-01-2017 00:05:01
o use a format like the example found in the man page:
$> date "+%d-%m-%C%y %H:%M:%S" -d "19 Jan 2017 00:05:01"
19-01-2017 00:05:01
answered Jan 14 at 9:33
Mr ShunzMr Shunz
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edited 14 hours ago
answered Jan 14 at 9:33
Mr ShunzMr Shunz
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answered Jan 14 at 9:33
Mr ShunzMr Shunz
3,44212025
answered Jan 14 at 9:33
Mr ShunzMr Shunz
3,44212025
3,44212025
The info pages (as recommended by the brief entry in the manpage) can expand on that "probably": when the month is a number, the date will be interpreted as either "year-month-day", or the US-style "month/day(/optional year)".
– JigglyNaga
13 hours ago
add a comment |
The info pages (as recommended by the brief entry in the manpage) can expand on that "probably": when the month is a number, the date will be interpreted as either "year-month-day", or the US-style "month/day(/optional year)".
– JigglyNaga
13 hours ago
The info pages (as recommended by the brief entry in the manpage) can expand on that "probably": when the month is a number, the date will be interpreted as either "year-month-day", or the US-style "month/day(/optional year)".
– JigglyNaga
13 hours ago
The info pages (as recommended by the brief entry in the manpage) can expand on that "probably": when the month is a number, the date will be interpreted as either "year-month-day", or the US-style "month/day(/optional year)".
– JigglyNaga
13 hours ago
add a comment |
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I always just do MMDDhhmm, provided i don't need to change the existing year. So for July 4 at 2:34pm you would do
date 07041434. If you wanted to set the year say to 1969, then it would bedate 070414341969– ron
12 hours ago
if you do
man dateyou will see that format defined such as[MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]]The [ ] means optional. So if you did justdate 1434then you would be trying to set the month and day not the hour and minute. So if your date command requires MMDDhhmm then to simply set the time you always have to give 2-digit month and 2-digit day first before the 2-digit hour and 2-digit minute.– ron
12 hours ago