shell script current time

#!/bin/bash
now="$(date)"
printf "Current date and time %s\n" "$now"
 
now="$(date +'%d/%m/%Y')"
printf "Current date in dd/mm/yyyy format %s\n" "$now"
 
echo "Starting backup at $now, please wait..."
# command to backup scripts goes here
# ...

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                                    date +'FORMAT'
&nbsp;
### mm/dd/yyyy ###
date +'%m/%d/%Y'
&nbsp;
## Time in 12 hr format ###
date +'%r'
&nbsp;
## backup dir format ##
backup_dir=$(date +'%m/%d/%Y')
echo &quot;Backup dir for today: /nas04/backups/${backup_dir}&quot;

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