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1.1     ! root        1: .TH DATE 1 "1 April 1983"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: date \- print and set the date
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B date
        !             7: .RB "[ -u ] [ yymmddhhmm [ " . "ss ] ]"
        !             8: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             9: If no arguments are given, the current date and time are printed.
        !            10: If a date is specified, the current date is set.
        !            11: The
        !            12: .I -u
        !            13: flag is used to display the date in GMT (universal) time.
        !            14: This flag may also be used to set GMT time.
        !            15: .I yy
        !            16: is the last two digits of the year;
        !            17: the first
        !            18: .I mm
        !            19: is the month number;
        !            20: .I dd
        !            21: is the day number in the month;
        !            22: .I hh
        !            23: is the hour number (24 hour system);
        !            24: the second
        !            25: .I mm
        !            26: is the minute number;
        !            27: .BI . ss
        !            28: is optional and is the seconds.
        !            29: For example:
        !            30: .IP
        !            31: date 10080045
        !            32: .PP
        !            33: sets the date to Oct 8, 12:45 AM.
        !            34: The year, month and day may be omitted, the current
        !            35: values being the defaults.
        !            36: The system operates in GMT.
        !            37: .I Date
        !            38: takes care of the conversion to and from
        !            39: local standard and daylight time.
        !            40: .SH FILES
        !            41: /usr/adm/wtmp to record time-setting
        !            42: .SH SEE ALSO
        !            43: utmp(5)
        !            44: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            45: `Failed to set date: Not owner' if you try to change the date
        !            46: but are not the super-user.
        !            47: .SH BUGS

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