nushell/docs/commands/date_format.md

title	layout	version
date format	command	0.59.0

Format a given date using a format string.

Signature

> date format (format string) --list

Parameters

• format string: the desired date format
• --list: lists strftime cheatsheet

Examples

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

> "2021-10-22 20:00:12 +01:00" | date format

Format a given date using a given format string.

> date format '%Y-%m-%d'

Format a given date using a given format string.

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

Format a given date using a given format string.

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