Tag Archives: time

Set the clock from the Linux command line

If you want to set the date from the Linux command line, you can use the date command: sudo date nnddhhmmyy where nn is the monthdd is the dayhh is the hourmm is the minuteyy is the year For example, date 080717292009 would set the date to August the 7th, 17:29, 2009.

Set e-mail reminders from the Linux command line

You don’t need a fancy e-mail client with calendar capabilities to get a quick reminder. This is especially useful if you’re on a SSH prompt and don’t have a post-it neatby 🙂 echo “mail -s ‘remember the birthday party’ your_email@server.com < /dev/null” | at 15:19 This will send you an e-mail to the address you… Read More »