This is the quick and dirty solution... To display the current date/time HTML: $ date << check date/time To set the date/time HTML: $ sudo date MMDDhhmmYYYY << Example command Example: HTML: $ sudo date 021520302009 << Use Linux Set Time To set time use the following syntax: # date +%T -s "10:13:13" Where, HTML: * 10: Hour (hh) * 13: Minute (mm) * 30: Second (ss) Use %p locale’s equivalent of either AM or PM, enter: HTML: # date +%T%p -s "6:10:30AM" # date +%T%p -s "12:10:30PM"