Date

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Usage: date [timezone]

Prints the current (mud) time.  If you have set the TZONE environment
variable, then the command will report the time in that time zone.
Supported time zone abbreviations are:

    PST (Pacific Standard),         MST (Mountain Standard),
    CST (Central Standard),         EST (Eastern Standard),
    AST (Atlantic Standard),        NST (Newfoundland Standard),
    YST (Yukon Standard),           GMT (Greenwich Mean),
    BST (British Summer),           PWT (Portugese Winter),
    WST (Western European),         EET (Eastern European),
    CET (Central European),         MET (Middle European),
    SAST (South African Standard),  AWT (Australian Western),   
    ACT (Australian Central),       AET (Australian Eastern),
    NZT (New Zealand),              NZST (New Zealand Standard).

If _YOUR_ time zone isn't listed, please leave mail with an admin.
Be sure to include the abbreviation, the full name, and the number
of hours difference from GMT (Greenwhich Mean Time)!

Note: You can specify TZONE numerically as the time difference in
hours from GMT.  For example, GMT - 8 hours would be: 'set TZONE (-8h)'.