date

Set or display the date.

date [<value>]
 

• value--date, in mmddyyyy format (use leading zeros for single-digit months and days; use four digits for year)

System operations mode. Login-level access can view date; must have privileged-level access to set date.

The date value must consist of eight digits; use leading zeros for single-digit months and days. Do not use separators between the mm and dd values, or between the dd and yyyy values.

If no date is specified on the command line, the current value will be displayed.