Question: how to change the date on linux?
Answer: Set date from the command line date +%Y%m%d -s "20120418" Set time from the command line date +%T -s "11:14:00" Set time and date from the command line date -s "19 APR 2012 11:14:00" Linux check date from command line date. ...  Set hardware clock. ...  Set the timezone.