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date(-Date)
Date is bound to the string giving the date and time.
- Date
- Variable or string.
Description
   Unifies Date with the current date and time.
Modes and Determinism
Exceptions
- (5) type error 
- Date is instantiated, but not to a string.
Examples
Success:
      [eclipse]: date(Date).
      Date = "Fri Aug  25 12:00:00 1989\n"
      yes.
Fail:
      date("Fri Aug  24 12:00:00 1989\n").
Error:
      date(thursday).                (Error 5).
See Also
get_flag / 2, local_time / 8, local_time_string / 3, library(calendar)