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4NAME date -- print and set the date
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7SYNOPSIS date\b\b\b\b____ [ mmddhhmm ]
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10DESCRIPTION If no argument is given, the current date is printed
11to the second.
12If an argument is given, the current date is set.
13mm\b\b__ is the month number;
14dd\b\b__ is the day number in the month;
15hh\b\b__ is the hour number (24 hour system);
16mm\b\b__ is the minute number.
17For example:
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19 date 10080045
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21sets the date to Oct 8, 12:45 AM.
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24FILES --
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27SEE ALSO --
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30DIAGNOSTICS "?" if the argument is syntactically incorrect.
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33BUGS --