Change the system time zone and time under Linux

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[[email protected] ~]# Date
Wed Jul 6 23:26:05 EDT              //edt (US) Eastern Time zone

[Email protected] ~]# date-s 2016/7/6
Wed Jul 6 00:00:00 EDT 2016
[Email protected] ~]# date-s 14:18
Wed Jul 6 14:18:00 EDT 2016
[[Email protected] ~]# Date
Wed Jul 6 14:18:01 EDT 2016
[Email protected] ~]# hwclock-w

/usr/share/zoneinfo/asia/saves the system's various time zone information

/etc/localtime Save current system time zone and time information


[email protected] ~]# CP/usr/share/zoneinfo/asia/shanghai/etc/localtime
Cp:overwrite '/etc/localtime '? Y
[[Email protected] ~]# Date
Wed Jul 602:20:03 CST2016     //Change to CST
[Email protected] ~]# date-r
Wed Jul 6 02:21:45 +0800
Then reset the time.


A more humane approach can be modified by commands in the RH system:
[[Email protected] ~] #tzselect         //Tzselect–select a time zone

Follow the prompts to enter the Select item carriage return!

Change the system time zone and time under Linux

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