Great question! You're really diving into the details of the date command and its formatting options.
Based on the current step, the command date +%x is used to display only the current date in MM/DD/YYYY format.
For example, if today's date is July 22, 2024, the output would be similar to:
07/22/2024The +%x part is a format specifier that tells the date command to output the date in the locale's appropriate date representation. In many English-speaking locales, this defaults to the MM/DD/YYYY format.
This is similar to how +%R gave you only the time. +%x focuses specifically on the numerical date part.
Do you have any more questions about date command formatting, or would you like to continue with the lab?
