Current Date and Time in Bash Shell

Current Date and Time

To get current date and time in Bash script, use date command. date command returns current date and time with the current timezone set in the system.

Syntax

The syntax of date command to get current date and time along with timezone set in the system is

date

As simple as that.

Example

In the following script, we take the current date and time in variable dt, and echo it to the standard console.

Example.sh

dt=$(date)
echo $dt

Output

Sun Aug 1 11:43:50 IST 2021

Conclusion

In this Bash Tutorial, we have learnt how to get current date and time in Bash Script using date command.