datetime in bash code example

Example 1: datetime echo shell script

$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S')

Example 2: bash get current date

# syntax
$(date)

# example (when running the command of "date")
echo $(date)

# OUTPUT: Mon May 11 13:20:57 SAST 2020
# To return a specific FORMAT, search "bash get date format"

Example 3: bash date

date	#displays date and time in terminal