---
name: "dm_date"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-date-manip"
version: "7.00-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dm_date"
---

# dm\_date(1)

print out the system date and time

## NAME

dm\_date - print out the system date and time

## SYNOPSIS

This performs the same operation as the unix 'date' command, but using the Date::Manip module.

```
   dm_date [OPTION]... [+FORMAT]
```

## DESCRIPTION

This displays information about the current system time, or some other time. Options are:

- \-h, --help

  Print online help.

- \-d STRING, --date=STRING

  Display time described by STRING. STRING can be any string which can be parsed by Date::Manip.  Please refer to the Date::Manip::Date documentation for details.

- \-f DATEFILE, --file=DATEFILE

  This reads each line in DATEFILE, and extracts a date from it and prints out the information.

  Blank lines and lines starting with a pound (#) are ignored. Lines not containing a valid date are also ignored.

- \-r FILE, --reference=FILE

  Displays the last modification time of FILE.

- \-R, --rfc-2822

  Displayc the date and time in RFC 2822 format.

  Example: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:34:56 -0600

- \-u, --utc, --universal

  Converts the date to UT (GMT) and prints out the information.

Only one of -d, -f, or -r should be included. If more than one is included, the first one from the list (-d, -f, -r) is used and any other is ignored.

The format string starts with a plus (+) and contains any of the format directives described in Date::Manip::Date.

## KNOWN BUGS

None known.

## BUGS AND QUESTIONS

Please refer to the Date::Manip::Problems documentation for information on submitting bug reports or questions to the author.

## SEE ALSO

Date::Manip::Date

## LICENSE

This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## AUTHOR

Sullivan Beck (https://github.com/SBECK-github/)