---
name: "debdate"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debdate"
version: "0.20210102-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/debdate"
---

# debdate(1)

Convert Gregorian dates to Debian Regnal dates

## NAME

debdate - Convert Gregorian dates to Debian Regnal dates

## SYNOPSIS

debdate \[-h\] \[-d DATE \| -s SECONDS\] {test} ...

## DESCRIPTION

**debdate** is a fundamental tool for anybody who follows the debian calendar where the years are named after the current stable release.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-d** *DATE,* **--date** *DATE*

  A gregorian date

- **-s** *SECONDS,* **--seconds** *SECONDS*

  A date as seconds from the Unix Epoch

## EXAMPLES

**debdate**

Print the debian regnal date for today.

**debdate -d 2017-06-18**

Print the debian regnal date for the day of the release of Stretch.

**debdate -s 1497736800**

Print the same date as above.

**debdate -d 'Jul 18 2017'**

Print again the same date as above, passed in an illogical format. Any string that is recognised as a valid date by dateutil can be used.

## SEE ALSO

- •

  [date(1)](/date/1.md)

- •

  [ddate(1)](/ddate/1.md)

- •

  *https://dateutil.readthedocs.io/en/stable/*

## AUTHOR

valhalla@trueelena.org

License: Released under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. http://www.wtfpl.net/

## COPYRIGHT

2017 Elena Grandi