# date format Format a given date using the given format string. ## Usage ```shell > date format {flags} ``` ## Parameters * `` strftime format ## Flags * -h, --help: Display this help message * -t, --table: print date in a table ## Examples Format the current date ```shell > date now | date format '%Y.%m.%d_%H %M %S,%z' ``` Format the current date and print in a table ```shell > date now | date format -t '%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S %z' ```