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-======= Show/Set Date and Time =======
+====== Show/Set Date and Time ======
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+<color red>Warning!</color> you can cause issues setting time manually, its best to use the built in tools unless your Pi is part of an offline project.
+\\
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+==== Show the Current time ====
+To show the current date and time, using the currently configured timezone, from the command line use:
+\\
+    date
+\\
+==== Show the Current UTC time ====
+To show the current UTC time, from the command line use:
+\\
+    date -u
+\\
+==== Mnaully set Date Time ====
+To manually configure the date and time, from a command line use:
+\\
+    sudo date -s "Thu Aug  9 21:31:26 UTC 2016"
+\\
+==== Set TimeZone ====
+To set your timezone, from the command line:
+\\
+. sudo raspi-config
+. Internationalization options
+. Change Time Zone
+. Select geographical area
+. Select city or region.
+. Reboot your pi.
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