1PMDATE(1) General Commands Manual PMDATE(1)
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6 pmdate - display an offset date
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9 pmdate [offset ...] format
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12 pmdate displays the current date and/or time, with an optional offset.
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14 An offset is specified with a leading sign (``+'' or ``-''), followed
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25 The output format follows the same rules as for date(1) and strf‐
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33 Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the
34 file and directory names used by PCP. On each installation, the file
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37 file, as described in pcp.conf(5).
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40 date(1), strftime(3), pcp.conf(5) and pcp.env(5).
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