Bash How to format a date

Question

I want to grep a file with the following date format:

Thu Apr 24

At the moment I only have date +"%d %m %Y" and that's returning 24 04 2014.

How do I format to get "Thu Apr 24"?

So I need the day month and date?

If the mentioned string isn't a part of the filename, but a timestamp then there are better ways. — devnull
– devnull, Commented Apr 24, 2014 at 8:38

tripleee · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-24 08:40:52Z

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man date would suggest date +"%a %b %d"

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answered Apr 24, 2014 at 8:39

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Roberto Reale · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-24 08:41:01Z

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You can try

date +"%a %b %d"

where

   %a     locale's abbreviated weekday name (e.g., Sun)

   %b     locale's abbreviated month name (e.g., Jan)

   %d     day of month (e.g., 01)

answered Apr 24, 2014 at 8:41

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