format date for date

Signature

> format date {flags} (format string)

Flags

• --list, -l: lists strftime cheatsheet

Parameters

• format string: the desired format date

Input/output types:

Examples

Format a given date-time using the default format (RFC 2822).

>'2021-10-22 20:00:12 +01:00'|into datetime|format date
Fri, 22Oct202120:00:12+0100

Format a given date-time as a string using the default format (RFC 2822).

>"2021-10-22 20:00:12 +01:00"|format date
Fri, 22Oct202120:00:12+0100

Format the current date-time using a given format string.

>date now|format date"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"

Format the current date using a given format string.

>date now|format date"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"

Format a given date using a given format string.

>"2021-10-22 20:00:12 +01:00"|format date"%Y-%m-%d"
2021-10-22