If you want to display the date and time on your Mac Terminal, you can make use of the date command.
Example:% date
Thu Sep 6 11:56:15 EST 2023If you wish to change the date and time of your Mac device, you can make use of the same date command with elevated privileges as follows,
Change Date and Time
% sudo date 090712002023.30
Password:
Thu Sep 7 12:00:30 EST 2023The date/time format string: mmddHHMMyyyy.ss
| Format | Description | Valid Values |
|---|---|---|
| mm | Month (01-12) | 01 to 12 |
| dd | Day (01-31) | 01 to 31 |
| HH | Hour (00-23) | 00 to 23 |
| MM | Minute (00-59) | 00 to 59 |
| yyyy | Year (e.g., 2021) | Any valid year |
| ss | Second (00-61) | 00 to 61 (allowing for leap seconds) |
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