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Asked: May 31, 20262026-05-31T09:19:45+00:00 2026-05-31T09:19:45+00:00

I am trying to get the current time in a bash script and store

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I am trying to get the current time in a bash script and store it in a MySql database. How can I get the current time and convert it to a format that can be saved to a MySql datetime field.

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    2026-05-31T09:19:47+00:00Added an answer on May 31, 2026 at 9:19 am

    You can write:

    date +'%F %T'
    

    which will print something like:

    2012-03-04 11:56:54
    

    (But as zerkms says, it’s probably better to just use NOW() within MySQL.)

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