How to output the date without a colon using bash command

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I want to output the following:

command:

date +%T*

01:49:14

But how to display it without the colons.. any ideas? I'm using bash command.

edited Nov 20 at 7:09

RavinderSingh13

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I want to output the following:

command:

date +%T*

01:49:14

But how to display it without the colons.. any ideas? I'm using bash command.

edited Nov 20 at 7:09

RavinderSingh13

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asked Nov 20 at 7:00

Warsiders23

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up vote
0
down vote

favorite

I want to output the following:

command:

date +%T*

01:49:14

But how to display it without the colons.. any ideas? I'm using bash command.

edited Nov 20 at 7:09

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

asked Nov 20 at 7:00

Warsiders23

132

I want to output the following:

command:

date +%T*

01:49:14

But how to display it without the colons.. any ideas? I'm using bash command.

bash date command

edited Nov 20 at 7:09

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

asked Nov 20 at 7:00

Warsiders23

132

edited Nov 20 at 7:09

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

asked Nov 20 at 7:00

Warsiders23

132

edited Nov 20 at 7:09

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

edited Nov 20 at 7:09

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

edited Nov 20 at 7:09

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

asked Nov 20 at 7:00

Warsiders23

132

asked Nov 20 at 7:00

Warsiders23

132

asked Nov 20 at 7:00

Warsiders23

132

add a comment |

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When I do man date I got:

%T time; same as %H:%M:%S

Then why don't we do which will give same output as %T option in date rather than using %T with external or bash tools to get results in different forms:

date +"%H-%M-%S"

OR

date +"%H/%M/%S"

OR

date +%H%M%S       ##Without any output delimiter

edited Nov 20 at 9:57

answered Nov 20 at 7:07

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

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The dash and slash are not shell metacharacters, so they don't need to be quoted: date +%H-%M-%S and date +%H/%M/%S would work fine. But actually, I'd use date +"%H-%M-%S" and date +"%H/%M/%S", since they match the semantics (the quoted section being the format string).
– Gordon Davisson
Nov 20 at 7:48

@GordonDavisson, sure thanks for letting know I have done the changes now.
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 9:29

1

Thank you all for your help. Much appreciated. :)
– Warsiders23
Nov 21 at 0:08

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How about?

date +%T | sed -e "s/:/ /g"

answered Nov 20 at 7:11

enpiti

12413

IMHO, you need not to use external command to get it when date could do it by itself see this once too stackoverflow.com/a/53387878/5866580
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 7:13

1

ah, I see, it should be the better way (y)
– enpiti
Nov 20 at 7:21

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2 Answers
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active

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up vote
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accepted

When I do man date I got:

%T time; same as %H:%M:%S

Then why don't we do which will give same output as %T option in date rather than using %T with external or bash tools to get results in different forms:

date +"%H-%M-%S"

OR

date +"%H/%M/%S"

OR

date +%H%M%S       ##Without any output delimiter

edited Nov 20 at 9:57

answered Nov 20 at 7:07

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

1

The dash and slash are not shell metacharacters, so they don't need to be quoted: date +%H-%M-%S and date +%H/%M/%S would work fine. But actually, I'd use date +"%H-%M-%S" and date +"%H/%M/%S", since they match the semantics (the quoted section being the format string).
– Gordon Davisson
Nov 20 at 7:48

@GordonDavisson, sure thanks for letting know I have done the changes now.
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 9:29

1

Thank you all for your help. Much appreciated. :)
– Warsiders23
Nov 21 at 0:08

add a comment |

up vote
4
down vote

accepted

When I do man date I got:

%T time; same as %H:%M:%S

Then why don't we do which will give same output as %T option in date rather than using %T with external or bash tools to get results in different forms:

date +"%H-%M-%S"

OR

date +"%H/%M/%S"

OR

date +%H%M%S       ##Without any output delimiter

edited Nov 20 at 9:57

answered Nov 20 at 7:07

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

1

The dash and slash are not shell metacharacters, so they don't need to be quoted: date +%H-%M-%S and date +%H/%M/%S would work fine. But actually, I'd use date +"%H-%M-%S" and date +"%H/%M/%S", since they match the semantics (the quoted section being the format string).
– Gordon Davisson
Nov 20 at 7:48

@GordonDavisson, sure thanks for letting know I have done the changes now.
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 9:29

1

Thank you all for your help. Much appreciated. :)
– Warsiders23
Nov 21 at 0:08

add a comment |

up vote
4
down vote

accepted

When I do man date I got:

%T time; same as %H:%M:%S

Then why don't we do which will give same output as %T option in date rather than using %T with external or bash tools to get results in different forms:

date +"%H-%M-%S"

OR

date +"%H/%M/%S"

OR

date +%H%M%S       ##Without any output delimiter

edited Nov 20 at 9:57

answered Nov 20 at 7:07

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

When I do man date I got:

%T time; same as %H:%M:%S

Then why don't we do which will give same output as %T option in date rather than using %T with external or bash tools to get results in different forms:

date +"%H-%M-%S"

OR

date +"%H/%M/%S"

OR

date +%H%M%S       ##Without any output delimiter

edited Nov 20 at 9:57

answered Nov 20 at 7:07

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

edited Nov 20 at 9:57

answered Nov 20 at 7:07

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

answered Nov 20 at 7:07

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

answered Nov 20 at 7:07

RavinderSingh13

24.8k41437

1

The dash and slash are not shell metacharacters, so they don't need to be quoted: date +%H-%M-%S and date +%H/%M/%S would work fine. But actually, I'd use date +"%H-%M-%S" and date +"%H/%M/%S", since they match the semantics (the quoted section being the format string).
– Gordon Davisson
Nov 20 at 7:48

@GordonDavisson, sure thanks for letting know I have done the changes now.
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 9:29

1

Thank you all for your help. Much appreciated. :)
– Warsiders23
Nov 21 at 0:08

add a comment |

1

The dash and slash are not shell metacharacters, so they don't need to be quoted: date +%H-%M-%S and date +%H/%M/%S would work fine. But actually, I'd use date +"%H-%M-%S" and date +"%H/%M/%S", since they match the semantics (the quoted section being the format string).
– Gordon Davisson
Nov 20 at 7:48

@GordonDavisson, sure thanks for letting know I have done the changes now.
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 9:29

1

Thank you all for your help. Much appreciated. :)
– Warsiders23
Nov 21 at 0:08

The dash and slash are not shell metacharacters, so they don't need to be quoted: date +%H-%M-%S and date +%H/%M/%S would work fine. But actually, I'd use date +"%H-%M-%S" and date +"%H/%M/%S", since they match the semantics (the quoted section being the format string).
– Gordon Davisson
Nov 20 at 7:48

@GordonDavisson, sure thanks for letting know I have done the changes now.
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 9:29

Thank you all for your help. Much appreciated. :)
– Warsiders23
Nov 21 at 0:08

add a comment |

up vote
-1
down vote

How about?

date +%T | sed -e "s/:/ /g"

answered Nov 20 at 7:11

enpiti

12413

IMHO, you need not to use external command to get it when date could do it by itself see this once too stackoverflow.com/a/53387878/5866580
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 7:13

1

ah, I see, it should be the better way (y)
– enpiti
Nov 20 at 7:21

add a comment |

up vote
-1
down vote

How about?

date +%T | sed -e "s/:/ /g"

answered Nov 20 at 7:11

enpiti

12413

IMHO, you need not to use external command to get it when date could do it by itself see this once too stackoverflow.com/a/53387878/5866580
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 7:13

1

ah, I see, it should be the better way (y)
– enpiti
Nov 20 at 7:21

add a comment |

up vote
-1
down vote

How about?

date +%T | sed -e "s/:/ /g"

answered Nov 20 at 7:11

enpiti

12413

How about?

date +%T | sed -e "s/:/ /g"

answered Nov 20 at 7:11

enpiti

12413

answered Nov 20 at 7:11

enpiti

12413

answered Nov 20 at 7:11

enpiti

12413

answered Nov 20 at 7:11

enpiti

12413

IMHO, you need not to use external command to get it when date could do it by itself see this once too stackoverflow.com/a/53387878/5866580
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 7:13

1

ah, I see, it should be the better way (y)
– enpiti
Nov 20 at 7:21

add a comment |

IMHO, you need not to use external command to get it when date could do it by itself see this once too stackoverflow.com/a/53387878/5866580
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 7:13

1

ah, I see, it should be the better way (y)
– enpiti
Nov 20 at 7:21

IMHO, you need not to use external command to get it when date could do it by itself see this once too stackoverflow.com/a/53387878/5866580
– RavinderSingh13
Nov 20 at 7:13

ah, I see, it should be the better way (y)
– enpiti
Nov 20 at 7:21

add a comment |

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