How can I output the date of the last “day”?












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I want to print the day of the last Monday for example
using the date command in a terminal
Provided I do not know what day/ date is today but I can use date to find out the date and then use it to find out what date the first previous monday was.










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    I want to print the day of the last Monday for example
    using the date command in a terminal
    Provided I do not know what day/ date is today but I can use date to find out the date and then use it to find out what date the first previous monday was.










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      I want to print the day of the last Monday for example
      using the date command in a terminal
      Provided I do not know what day/ date is today but I can use date to find out the date and then use it to find out what date the first previous monday was.










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      I want to print the day of the last Monday for example
      using the date command in a terminal
      Provided I do not know what day/ date is today but I can use date to find out the date and then use it to find out what date the first previous monday was.







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          If you are using gnu date, you can try the following command:



          date -d "last monday"





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          • I get it, but "Are you kidding?" may not be the best way to start an explanation...

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          • @IporSircer updated your answer.

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            @Ipor Sircer, that only applies to GNU date please mention that too.

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          If you are using gnu date, you can try the following command:



          date -d "last monday"





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          • I get it, but "Are you kidding?" may not be the best way to start an explanation...

            – David C. Rankin
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:45











          • The answer was below 30 characters.

            – Ipor Sircer
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:49











          • @IporSircer updated your answer.

            – Kent
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:56






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            @Ipor Sircer, that only applies to GNU date please mention that too.

            – RavinderSingh13
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:57
















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          If you are using gnu date, you can try the following command:



          date -d "last monday"





          share|improve this answer


























          • I get it, but "Are you kidding?" may not be the best way to start an explanation...

            – David C. Rankin
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:45











          • The answer was below 30 characters.

            – Ipor Sircer
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:49











          • @IporSircer updated your answer.

            – Kent
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:56






          • 1





            @Ipor Sircer, that only applies to GNU date please mention that too.

            – RavinderSingh13
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:57














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          If you are using gnu date, you can try the following command:



          date -d "last monday"





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          If you are using gnu date, you can try the following command:



          date -d "last monday"






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          edited Nov 21 '18 at 8:57









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          answered Nov 21 '18 at 8:37









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          • I get it, but "Are you kidding?" may not be the best way to start an explanation...

            – David C. Rankin
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:45











          • The answer was below 30 characters.

            – Ipor Sircer
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:49











          • @IporSircer updated your answer.

            – Kent
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:56






          • 1





            @Ipor Sircer, that only applies to GNU date please mention that too.

            – RavinderSingh13
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:57



















          • I get it, but "Are you kidding?" may not be the best way to start an explanation...

            – David C. Rankin
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:45











          • The answer was below 30 characters.

            – Ipor Sircer
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:49











          • @IporSircer updated your answer.

            – Kent
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:56






          • 1





            @Ipor Sircer, that only applies to GNU date please mention that too.

            – RavinderSingh13
            Nov 21 '18 at 8:57

















          I get it, but "Are you kidding?" may not be the best way to start an explanation...

          – David C. Rankin
          Nov 21 '18 at 8:45





          I get it, but "Are you kidding?" may not be the best way to start an explanation...

          – David C. Rankin
          Nov 21 '18 at 8:45













          The answer was below 30 characters.

          – Ipor Sircer
          Nov 21 '18 at 8:49





          The answer was below 30 characters.

          – Ipor Sircer
          Nov 21 '18 at 8:49













          @IporSircer updated your answer.

          – Kent
          Nov 21 '18 at 8:56





          @IporSircer updated your answer.

          – Kent
          Nov 21 '18 at 8:56




          1




          1





          @Ipor Sircer, that only applies to GNU date please mention that too.

          – RavinderSingh13
          Nov 21 '18 at 8:57





          @Ipor Sircer, that only applies to GNU date please mention that too.

          – RavinderSingh13
          Nov 21 '18 at 8:57


















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