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title: date format
categories: |
removed
version: 0.104.0
removed: |
Removed command: use `format date` instead.
usage: |
Removed command: use `format date` instead.
editLink: false
contributors: false
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# `date format` for [removed](/commands/categories/removed.md)
<div class='command-title'>Removed command: use `format date` instead.</div>
## Signature
```> date format {flags} (format string)```
## Flags
- `--list, -l`: lists strftime cheatsheet
## Parameters
- `format string`: The desired date format.
## Input/output types:
| input | output |
| -------- | ------ |
| datetime | string |
| string | string |